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  • Sadiq Khan – 2022 Comments on Violence in London

    Sadiq Khan – 2022 Comments on Violence in London

    The comments made by Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, on 7 October 2022.

    I am committed to tackling violence and building a safer city for all Londoners.

    My approach of being tough on violence through the hard work of our police and tough on the complex causes of violence, is showing signs of progress. Overall, crime continues to fall in London, bucking the national trend, with knife crime with injury for under 25s and gun crime both down. However, it’s clear more needs to be done in partnership to continue making progress.

    Partnership work from prevention to enforcement is vital to tackling violence and the work my VRU does alongside the NHS and its violence reduction programme is a fantastic example of working together to identify opportunities to intervene early to divert young people and help them access positive life opportunities.

  • Anne-Marie Trevelyan – 2022 Comments on Avanti West Coast

    Anne-Marie Trevelyan – 2022 Comments on Avanti West Coast

    The comments made by Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the Secretary of State for Transport, on 7 October 2022.

    We need train services which are reliable and resilient to modern day life. Services on Avanti have been unacceptable and while the company has taken positive steps to get more trains moving, it must do more to deliver certainty of service to its passengers.

    We have agreed a 6-month extension to Avanti to assess whether it is capable of running this crucial route to a standard passengers deserve and expect.

  • Liz Truss – 2022 Comments on European Leaders’ Meeting

    Liz Truss – 2022 Comments on European Leaders’ Meeting

    The comments made by Liz Truss, the Prime Minister, on 6 October 2022.

    Leaders leave this summit with greater collective resolve to stand up to Russian aggression. What we have seen in Prague is a forceful show of solidarity with Ukraine, and for the principles of freedom and democracy.

    The UK will continue to work with our allies to deliver on the British people’s priorities, including ending our reliance on authoritarian regimes for energy and reducing costs for families, tackling people smuggling gangs, and standing up to tyrants.

  • Colum Eastwood – 2022 Comments on the Conservative Party Conference

    Colum Eastwood – 2022 Comments on the Conservative Party Conference

    The comments made by Colum Eastwood, the SDLP MP for Foyle, on Twitter on 5 October 2022.

    Listening to arrogant Tory ministers defending this mess this morning is infuriating. I’d love them to spend one day in my constituency office in Derry listening to the devastation their policies are causing for families here.

  • Vicky Ford – 2022 Comments on Ethiopia

    Vicky Ford – 2022 Comments on Ethiopia

    The comments made by Vicky Ford, the Minister of State for Development in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, on Twitter on 5 October 2022.

    Just met with Ambassador Teferi.

    Very disappointed that the Ethiopian Govt has asked me to postpone my visit this week to raise profile of terrible regional drought.

    But encouraged at commitment to peace talks and urge all parties to seize chance to end the conflict.

  • Aaron Bell – 2022 Comments on the Prime Minister’s Conference Speech

    Aaron Bell – 2022 Comments on the Prime Minister’s Conference Speech

    The comments made by Aaron Bell, the Conservative MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, on Twitter on 5 October 2022.

    Great speech from the PM!

    A global economic crisis is completely the wrong time to be raising taxes on businesses that create wealth. Liz’s growth focused approach will mean British businesses have the freedom to grow and invest – creating jobs and boosting prosperity for all.

  • Nicola Sturgeon – 2022 Comments on the “Anti-Growth Coalition”

    Nicola Sturgeon – 2022 Comments on the “Anti-Growth Coalition”

    The comments made by Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, on Twitter on 5 October 2022.

    Ranting about an imaginary ‘anti growth coalition’ is just an attempt to obscure the hard reality that the biggest brake on UK growth is Brexit – and that’s on the Tories.

  • Gordon Brown – 2022 Comments on the Conservative Party Conference

    Gordon Brown – 2022 Comments on the Conservative Party Conference

    The comments made by Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister, on Twitter on 5 October 2022.

    A message from Tory conference:

    Don’t get sick

    Don’t be disabled

    Don’t be on low pay with kids to feed

    Don’t rely on Universal Credit or public services

    If you do, get ready to pay for £43bn in tax cuts that benefit the wealthiest the most.

    Liz Truss and minister after minister have refused to honour Rishi Sunak’s promise to uprate benefits in line with inflation.

    This would leave millions in desperate need and the number of children in poverty hitting 5 million for the first time in a generation.

    As millions of families suffer sleepless nights worrying whether they can pay their bills, Tory Party Chair Jake Berry simply channels Norman Tebbit and tells people to cut consumption or get a new job.

    Even after receiving the maximum help of £1200, people on Universal Credit are nearly £30 a week worse off than last year.

    If the Chancellor abandons the link with inflation, they could end up over £2000 a year worse off, all to help pay for tax cuts and help for the wealthy.

    After a study estimated over 330,000 excess deaths linked to austerity, can the government really allow another, more brutal round of cuts?

    It’s time for another U-turn to help the millions on the breadline not the millionaires in the boardroom.

  • Keir Starmer – 2022 Comments on Conservative Party Conference

    Keir Starmer – 2022 Comments on Conservative Party Conference

    The comments made by Keir Starmer, the Leader of the Opposition, on Twitter on 5 October 2022.

    People across Britain are worried about rising bills, rising mortgages, rising costs.

    Yet the Tories still refuse to abandon their kamikaze budget that crashed the economy.

    Labour would do things differently because we know real growth comes from working people and businesses.

  • Grant Shapps – 2022 Comments in Favour of 45p Tax Rate Reversal

    Grant Shapps – 2022 Comments in Favour of 45p Tax Rate Reversal

    The comments made by Grant Shapps, the Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield, on Twitter on 3 October 2022.

    Strongly welcome today’s 45p tax reversal. Sensible & pragmatic.

    Conservatives want lower tax, but let’s show our energy price cap + other policies are on side of consumers rather than borrowing to cut high earner taxes first.

    Chx backs down on 45p tax.