2020 June

On Monday 8 June 2020 I responded to an emergency debate held in Parliament on House business during the pandemic, under the rules of Standing Order No. 24 (SO24). SO24 is a rule that allows an MP to ask the Speaker to allow time for an emergency debate on a particular topic. You can read my full speech below:

I responded to the Business Statement on Thursday 4 June 2020 following the Leader of the House’s decision to end remote voting and semi-virtual parliamentary proceedings. You can read my full speech below:

I responded to a motion on proceedings during the pandemic on Tuesday 2 June 2020, opposing the Government’s reckless decision to prematurely scrap semi-virtual proceedings and remote voting. You can read my full speech below: 

I received this lovely poem, from Matilda Jones age 11, who is a pupil at Blue Coat Primary School. I wanted to share this with you.