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I closed the pre-recess adjournment debate on 23 May 2019 on behalf of HM Opposition. The debate is an opportunity for Members to raise an array of issues that are important to them.
We are in “Brexit paralysis”—the words of a Government Minister. The Government have had three years, with five major speeches and red lines which never changed, and that have brought us to this position. Yesterday, the Prime Minister told the House that the Second Reading of the withdrawal agreement Bill would be in the week
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Welsh Tourism Week was celebrated at an event in Parliament on 15 May 2019 hosted by the Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Christina Rees MP.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, the House has routinely sat for 150 days a year. This Session is now double that, and there is absolutely no end in sight. We are now straddling three calendar years.
Why not spend some time in our glorious woodland this mental health awareness week?
An exciting opportunity awaits visitors to the New Art Gallery in Walsall. Jacob Epstein's sculpture, Jacob and the Angel, is on display, having been loaned from the Tate with the support of Art Fund.
After many years of work, the electrification of the Chase Line is finally complete. I unveiled a plaque on Friday 10 May 2019 at a cross-party event with the Railways Minister, Andrew Jones MP, and Amanda Milling, the MP for Cannock Chase.