May 2026

Jeremy Wright voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

The truth of the matter is that despite spending over £103 billion of taxpayers’ money, my son has laid more rail track from his Lego set than the previous Government did under the HS2 programme. But seriously, whistleblowers have alleged that costs were deliberately hidden from Parliament, documents were shredded and staff who spoke out were sacked. Before another penny is spent by the British taxpayer, how will the Secretary of State ensure that in the future there are accountable binding mech

The House gave the Government a clear instruction that the only documents that could be redacted were those that might prejudice UK national security or international relations, and all those documents were to be referred to the Intelligence and Security Committee, so for my incredibly respected right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Sir Jeremy Wright) to say that the Government have applied redactions to documents sent to the ISC, beyond the scope agreed by the Hou

Martin Rhodes voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Ellie Chowns voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Luke Murphy voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Neil Hudson voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

In my constituency, an acknowledged victim of violent crime is being alleged to be contributorily negligent in the civil courts. That is retraumatising, and appears to be contrary to natural justice. Will the Minister meet me and my constituents to discuss this further, and see what measures can be put in place to address concerns about how the civil law system deals with such cases?

Sojan Joseph voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Torcuil Crichton voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

9. What progress his Department has made on a new victims code.

I also have fond memories of Cheryl Gillan, who I stood against in 2005. The hon. Lady knows my seat well, and the things she describes have a lot of resonance with Wells House Road, NW10, which I think is the most blighted road in England. An email from a resident there today said: “We were told to expect six years of disruption. Now they are asking us to live with 16.” They point out that while the cost of HS2 has tripled, the community funds have not. Buckinghamshire is a recipient, as is Eus

I welcome the honesty and clarity, after years of sitting opposite the Conservatives and not knowing whether HS2 was happening at all, or where it would start and stop—it was going to be a Y-shape in the beginning. This is good news, in a way. I echo the praise for Mark Wild, who has met with my residents, and for Lord Hendy in the other place. However, for my residents in Old Oak Common—this fabled area that was once going to be the terminus—the ever-lengthening timeline is disappointing. Will

Parliamentary appearance by Dave Robertson

Parliamentary appearance by Dave Robertson

In 2021, the Prime Minister wrote an essay in which he said, “Where the current Tory government has muddied the waters of transparency…I want to make it easier to hold government to account.” He said that a Labour Government must “play its role in restoring honesty, decency and transparency in public life”— and yet here we are. Does the Minister agree that after all the redacting of messages, it is not only the Labour party that is being damaged, but democracy itself?

Parliamentary appearance by Mr David Lammy

Jas Athwal voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Chris Murray voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Chris Hinchliff voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)