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  • Sadiq Khan – 2021 Comments on Pop-Up London

    Sadiq Khan – 2021 Comments on Pop-Up London

    The comments made by Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, on 11 October 2021.

    This half term, Pop-Up London offers a fantastic opportunity for families across Britain to visit the centre of our city and enjoy an incredible range of entertainment, for all ages, absolutely free of charge.

    Freelance artists and performers are vital to the success of our world-renowned creative industries, but many have been out of work for months. As London continues to recover from this awful pandemic, Pop Up London will give creatives a platform to perform and give Londoners and visitors yet another reason to make the most of our capital this October.

  • Chris Philp – 2021 Comments on Birmingham Tech Week

    Chris Philp – 2021 Comments on Birmingham Tech Week

    The comments made by Chris Philp, the Digital Minister, on 11 October 2021.

    As Birmingham Tech Week kicks off it’s great to see the digital sector in the West Midlands entering a golden era.

    There are high-quality and well-paid job opportunities for those who want to pursue a career in tech and the region is fast-becoming a powerhouse of digital talent.

    We are determined to level up the country and we are working around the clock to back digital businesses with pro-innovation policies to boost digital skills and create jobs so everyone can benefit from this dynamic sector.

  • Dominic Raab – 2021 Comments on the Lifecycle Project

    Dominic Raab – 2021 Comments on the Lifecycle Project

    The comments made by Dominic Raab, the Deputy Prime Minister, on 11 October 2021.

    Equipping prisoners with the skills to help secure a job upon release is vital to enabling them to turn their lives around, providing them with a purpose and allowing them to give something back to society.

    The Lifecycle project is a terrific scheme, providing skills in demand, and recognising the doctors, nurses and other key workers who have been the heroes of our pandemic response.

  • George Eustice – 2021 Comments on CO2 Supply

    George Eustice – 2021 Comments on CO2 Supply

    The comments made by George Eustice, the Environment Secretary, on 11 October 2021.

    CO2 is vital for our food and drink sectors. The government has taken decisive action in these exceptional circumstances to allow a deal to be reached which will continue the supply of CO2 to businesses – including thousands of food and drink businesses – up and down the country.

  • Kwasi Kwarteng – 2021 Comments on CO2 Supply

    Kwasi Kwarteng – 2021 Comments on CO2 Supply

    The comments made by Kwasi Kwarteng, the Business Secretary, on 11 October 2021.

    Today’s agreement means that critical industries can have confidence in their supplies of CO2 over the coming months without further taxpayer support.

    The government acted quickly to provide CF Fertilisers with the support it needed to kick-start production, and give us enough breathing space to agree a longer-term, more sustainable solution.

    I would like to thank all the parties involved in this agreement who have recognised the importance of avoiding supply disruptions and delivering for UK businesses and consumers.

  • Bridget Phillipson – 2021 Comments on Confusion Over Government’s Energy Strategy

    Bridget Phillipson – 2021 Comments on Confusion Over Government’s Energy Strategy

    The comments made by Bridget Phillipson, the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, on 10 October 2021.

    In the teeth of a crisis of its own making, the Government has put its out of office on. The Prime Minister has gone on holiday, no one knows where the Chancellor is, and this morning we understand the Business Secretary has entered the realms of fantasy.

    The two key government departments responsible for the current cost of living crisis have spent this morning infighting about whether they were in talks with each other. What a farce. If government ministers can’t even tell the truth about each other, then what hope do we have for the challenges facing our country?

    We need urgent answers on who exactly is running the show. The Government needs to get a grip because the British people are paying the price for the Prime Minister’s incompetence.

  • Ed Miliband – 2021 Comments on the Energy Crisis

    Ed Miliband – 2021 Comments on the Energy Crisis

    The comments made by Ed Miliband, the Shadow Business Secretary, on 11 October 2021.

    Yet again we see that in the face of their failed energy policy, the Government has nothing to offer businesses or consumers to help them with the crisis they are facing. For firms and families waiting to hear how the Business Secretary might help, there is a total absence of a plan and no extra help.

    The Government is squabbling amongst itself, with the Treasury even denying they are talking to BEIS about providing help for large, energy intensive industries.

    It is becoming clearer by the day that the Government that got us into this mess because of a decade of inaction is now paralysed by the scale of the crisis and cannot get us out of it. All the while, it is businesses and families who are paying the price of government denial, failure and an appalling refusal to understand what our country is facing.

  • Seema Malhotra – 2021 Comments on Liberty Steel’s Rotherham Plant

    Seema Malhotra – 2021 Comments on Liberty Steel’s Rotherham Plant

    The comments made by Seema Malhotra, the Shadow Business Minister, on 11 October 2021.

    This is welcome news for Liberty Steel communities and workers in towns across the country. The steel industry is of vital strategic importance for our economic prosperity and national security.

    However, the sector faces an insecure future after eleven years of Tory neglect. The Government’s lack of industrial strategy means the steel industry is lurching from crisis to crisis. The Conservatives must put forward a proper plan to decarbonise the sector, boost business competitiveness, and use British steel in UK infrastructure projects to safeguard the steel industry’s future.

    Labour would invest up to £3bn over the coming decade in greening the steel industry. We would work with steelmakers to secure a proud future for the industry to match the proud past and present of Britain’s steel communities.

  • Sadiq Khan – 2021 Comments on Couzens Case

    Sadiq Khan – 2021 Comments on Couzens Case

    The comments made by Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, on 5 October 2021.

    The horrific murder of Sarah Everard by a serving police officer has shattered public confidence in the police. That trust has been further eroded by the news of another officer being charged with rape as well as reports of sexism, misogyny, racism and homophobia amongst some groups of officers.

    Over recent days, I’ve been in detailed discussions with the Home Secretary about how we must urgently do everything necessary to rebuild trust and confidence in the police – in London and across the country. We agreed that the gravity of the situation required no less than a proper inquiry.

    This inquiry must leave no stone unturned to ensure that the failures that led to a serving police officer killing Sarah Everard can never happen again. And while I know the vast majority of officers are decent and dedicated public servants, the inquiry must also address reports of widespread cultural issues. All police officers must adhere to the highest possible standards, we must stamp out misogyny, sexism, racism and homophobia, root out those who abuse their trusted position as officers, and ensure that tackling violence against women and girls is treated with the highest priority.

    There is no time to waste. So while this inquiry moves ahead, I’ll continue to hold the Met to account so that we start to see the changes we need right now – both to rebuild trust in the police and to make our country safer for women and girls.

  • Anneliese Dodds – 2021 Comments on Boris Johnson’s Conference Speech

    Anneliese Dodds – 2021 Comments on Boris Johnson’s Conference Speech

    The comments made by Anneliese Dodds, the Chair of the Labour Party, on 6 October 2021.

    Boris Johnson’s vacuous speech summed up this whole Conservative conference. The PM talked more about beavers than he did about action to tackle the multiple crises facing working people up and down the country.

    Far from getting a grip on the spiralling costs of energy, fuel and food, the Tories are actively making things worse – cutting incomes today for six million families by over £1,000 a year.

    Britain deserves a fairer, greener and more secure future. Last week Labour set out how we can get there. This week it’s clear that after over a decade in power the Conservatives don’t have a clue.