May 2026

20. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting the right to trial by jury in some circumstances on levels of public confidence in the criminal justice system.

On Saturday, the Secretary of State promised extra court time for anyone arrested at the “Unite the Kingdom” march, yet there are grooming gang survivors who have waited more than 20 years for their cases to come to court. How is it that he is able to find court time to arrest protesters, yet some victims of vile sexual abuse are waiting decades to have their cases heard in court?

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

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

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

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

Parliamentary appearance by Nadia Whittome

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

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

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

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

Parliamentary appearance by Luke Taylor

With permission, I will make a statement on High Speed 2. Last summer, I stood at this Dispatch Box and promised that we would be straight with the British people not just about the appalling mess we inherited, but about how we would fundamentally reset the HS2 project. Today I am publishing the latest parliamentary report and the Lovegrove report—an assessment of what past failings in the delivery of HS2 mean for the civil service and the wider public sector. This was a Cabinet Secretary invest

Parliamentary appearance by Gregory Stafford

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

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

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

My apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. Previous Prime Ministers, in my view, created the world’s most expensive slow-motion car crash, and they barely batted an eyelid. This Government have rolled up our sleeves and done the hard yards, putting the right team in place and being honest about the scale of the challenge. I understand that this statement today will be met with cynicism and anger, but I say with genuine pride and conviction that I believe we are finally starting to see real delivery. Tu

Parliamentary appearance by Harriet Cross

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