2021 April

On Wednesday 21 April 2021, I responded on behalf of HM Opposition to three motions relating to confidentiality and sanctions in the House of Commons standards system which were tabled following three reports published by the Standards Committee. You can read my speech below: 

On Tuesday 20 April 2021, I attended an emergency meeting with the Leader of the Opposition following the announcement of the European Super League. We discussed what we could do to oppose the Super League with Malcolm Clarke, Chair of the Football Supporters Association. 

I appeared on BBC Politics Midlands on Sunday 18 April 2021. We discussed the funeral of HRH Prince Phillip, vaccine passports and the upcoming local elections. You can watch the episode on iPlayer here: BBC iPlayer – Politics Midlands – 18/04/2021. 

Responding on behalf of HM Opposition on Thursday 15 April 2021, I called for a debate on the inconsistencies in a recently published report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. I also paid tribute to HRH Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh. You can read my speech below: 

On Wednesday 14 April 2021, HM Opposition tabled an Opposition Day motion to establish a full, transparent, Parliament-run inquiry into the Greensill lobbying scandal. This must be far more transparent and open than the Boardman investigation announced by the Government earlier this week.