Tag: Speeches

  • Zarah Sultana – 2026 Comments on Andy Burnham and Gaza

    Zarah Sultana – 2026 Comments on Andy Burnham and Gaza

    The comments made by Zarah Sultana, the Your Party MP for Coventry South on 11 July 2026.

    Andy Burnham said nothing when Keir Starmer said Israel had the right to cut off water, food and electricity to Gaza.

    He refuses to call it a genocide.

    He refuses to back an end to all arms sales to Israel.

    He refuses to commit to arresting Israeli war criminals if they set foot on British soil.

    He refuses to support the deproscription of Palestine Action.

    The nice guy act and mealy-mouthed words don’t cut it when, as Prime Minister, he will be complicit in the genocide of the Palestinian people.

    Our movement will not stop until Palestine is free, from the river to the sea.

  • Adam Boulton – 2026 Apology over Ann Widdecombe Comments

    Adam Boulton – 2026 Apology over Ann Widdecombe Comments

    The comments made by Adam Boulton on 11 July 2026.

    I was seriously wrong and insensitive in one of the several media appearances I made yesterday in reaction to the death of Ann Widdecombe. I got the timing and tone of my initial word portrait of her wrong.

    Of course I shared, and share, the horror at her murder and the respect for her remarkable and feisty political career. I also know that many people loved her for her subsequent showbiz stardom. Her untimely death is a horrible thing.

    My mistaken view was that in the context of rolling news coverage, I was being asked to contribute as an obituarist who has known her and interacted with her since the 1980s. This approach was premature. At no point was I expressing my personal feelings about her, that’s not what I do.

    I was discussing her life in the round, based on the record of known facts and what she has said about herself, along with some recollections of our personal interactions. My choice of words on the spur of the moment was clumsy. I did not intend to offend though obviously I did.

  • Keir Starmer – 2026 Comments Following the Death of Ann Widdecombe

    Keir Starmer – 2026 Comments Following the Death of Ann Widdecombe

    The comments made by Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, on 10 July 2026.

    The whole country will be utterly shocked by the awful news about the circumstances of Ann Widdecombe’s death.

    Today we come together across the political divide and I pay tribute to Ann’s dedication during her many years of public service.

    My thoughts and deepest condolences are with Ann’s family and friends.

  • Ed Davey – 2026 Comments Following the Death of Ann Widdecombe

    Ed Davey – 2026 Comments Following the Death of Ann Widdecombe

    The comments made by Ed Davey, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, on 10 July 2026.

    I’m really shocked and distressed at the news about Ann Widdecombe.

    She was a woman of deep faith who devoted her life to public service. The idea that she could have been murdered is truly horrifying.

    My thoughts and prayers are with her family and all who loved her, as they come to terms with this unthinkable news

  • Peter Tatchell – 2026 Apology After Mocking Death of Ann Widdecombe

    Peter Tatchell – 2026 Apology After Mocking Death of Ann Widdecombe

    The comments made by Peter Tatchell on 10 July 2026.

    I apologise for my insensitive comments about Ann Widdecombe’s death

    Nobody deserves to die, no matter what they believe in

    My sincere condolences to Ann’s family & friends

    I support the police investigation & want justice for Ann

  • Stella Creasy – 2026 Comments Following the Death of Ann Widdecombe

    Stella Creasy – 2026 Comments Following the Death of Ann Widdecombe

    The comments made by Stella Creasy on 10 July 2026.

    o one can deny Ann Widdecombe was a towering presence in our politics who fought for what she thought was right with determination and eloquence.

    You don’t have to agree with those views to recognise that contribution and feel for those who have lost a friend, as well as be shocked to hear of these developments.

  • Iain Dale – 2026 Comments on Peter Tatchell Mocking Death of Ann Widdecombe

    Iain Dale – 2026 Comments on Peter Tatchell Mocking Death of Ann Widdecombe

    The comments made by Iain Dale on 10 July 2026.

    I will curb my language but that tweet is disgusting. You profess to be an advocate of human rights, and the right to be treated with dignity after death is a basic human right everyone should have, yet you rejoice in her death. Yes, her religion guided her views on equality issues, and I had many disagreements with her, but as a gay man I counted her as a friend, as did many others. She was actually a profoundly kind person. She endorsed my candidacy knowing of my sexuality. She softened her views on equal marriage and told me in 2019 she would not support reversing it.
    So be ashamed of yourself today, Peter. You do some great work, but in this instance it’s you that’s the bigot. Bigoted against the dead, and bringing upset to those of us who counted Ann as a friend. Think on that.

  • Nigel Farage – 2026 Comments on the Clacton By-Election

    Nigel Farage – 2026 Comments on the Clacton By-Election

    The comments made by Nigel Farage on 9 July 2026.

    My mandate starts and ends with the voters in Clacton. End of.

    They are the people that really matter in all this. That’s why I’ve always fought for their voices to be heard.

    When Labour and the Tories conspired to cancel the Essex local elections in 2025, they were running scared. They knew their game was up so they silenced the electorate.

    I called them out then and I’m calling them out now. I relentlessly lobbied and campaigned for the voters’ rights to have their say.

    The result? We forced Labour to U-turn on cancelling elections and Reform swept the board in Tendring.

    The establishment colluded against the voters to deny them a voice in 2025, and they are colluding again to deny them the MP that they voted for.

    Let Clacton be my judge.

  • Rachel Reeves – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage By-Election

    Rachel Reeves – 2026 Comments on Nigel Farage By-Election

    The comments made by Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 8 July 2026.

    I will accept Nigel Farage’s request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.

    It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better.

    But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won’t stop him.

  • David Lammy – 2026 Comments on a Conditional Pardon for Ruth Ellis

    David Lammy – 2026 Comments on a Conditional Pardon for Ruth Ellis

    The comments made by David Lammy, the Secretary of State for Justice, on 8 July 2026.

    I have the honour to say that His Majesty the King has accepted our advice to grant Ruth Ellis a conditional pardon – the last woman to be hanged.

    While the pardon does not claim she was innocent of killing David Blakely, it replaces the death penalty with a sentence of life imprisonment to recognise a profound injust in this exceptional case.