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• 9 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  The west midlands LSIP has been recognising local challenges, as well as opportunities, including the advancement of the country’s fastest growing tech sector, facilitating emerging strengths in clean tech and green energy, and stimulating growth in priority growth clusters identified by the West Midlands Combined Authority, and creating a pipeline of new entrants into the logistics and distribution industry by increasing the availability of apprenticeships.

  Full debate: Skills England

• 9 Oct 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  Those measures will support our mission to break down barriers to opportunity and to help to get young people to achieve. That is why I am delighted to see the work of Keele University and the University of Staffordshire in delivering degree apprenticeships. Keele collaborates with a diverse range of employers, including the NHS and Unilever, and has been recognised as outstanding by Ofsted for its climate change skills bootcamps, while the University of Staffordshire, through its state-of-the-art, £40 million Catalyst building, supports more than 2,000 apprenticeships, partnering with more than 150 employers, including police forces and the NHS.

  Full debate: Higher Education: Staffordshire

• 26 Apr 2024: Tweet

  RT @LondonLabour: Sadiq is taking world-leading action on climate change. Only a vote for Labour on 2 May ensures a greener London. #B… [Source]

• 12 Apr 2024: Tweet

  RT @LondonLabour: Our Labour Mayor @SadiqKhan is taking world-leading action on climate change. ???? ✅Tackling toxic air ✅£500 million to fun… [Source]

• 12 Apr 2024: Tweet

  This is brilliant from @SadiqKhan & @Ed_Miliband ???? This ten-point climate action plan will do so much to tackle the impact of the climate crisis on our capital. https://twitter.com/LondonLabour/status/1778672258594021704 [Source]

• 07 Mar 2024: Tweet

  #LewishamEast, it’s time to vote for your new Mayor. @Brenda_Dacres is standing to: ???? Tackle the climate crisis ???? Deliver homes to be proud of ???? Create opportunities for our children So #BackBrenda and #VoteLabour today. Polls open until 10pm and remember your voter ID ???? https://twitter.com/sadiqkhan/status/1765657605244866885 [Source]

• 05 Dec 2023: Tweet

  ???? great speech from @InstituteGC and to see that Guyana is a climate leader. https://twitter.com/institutegc/status/1731965641882562703 [Source]

• 8 Nov 2023: Parliamentary Speech

  Because of 13 years of Conservative Government, we have seen multiple failings. To name a few, we have seen a failure to tackle the cost of living crisis; the shameful watering down of net zero targets; the mishandling of the covid-19 pandemic; the personal protective equipment scandal; partygate; the wrecking of the economy through an unfunded mini-Budget; constant incidents of sleaze; and court delays and backlogs. We have already heard about many of those issues in the Chamber today. We have also seen high mortgages and rents; school buildings crumbling; sewage pouring into our streams and rivers, while water companies are allowed to get away with paying large bonuses; long NHS waiting lists; a shortage of doctors and nurses; and an inability to get GP and dentist appointments.

  Full debate: Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity

• 30 Jun 2023: Tweet

  RT @DavidLammy: Zac Goldsmith's resignation statement is damning. Labour's Foreign Office will restore the UK's climate leadership by pushi… [Source]

• 06 Jun 2023: Tweet

  Yesterday I spoke about how @SadiqKhan & @LewishamCouncil are leading the way in reaching net zero. ????WATCH: How I told the Govt that they must properly resource local Govt so they can improve our air quality and achieve their net zero targets. https://x.com/JanetDaby/status/1666065756444934144/video/1 [Source]

• 5 Jun 2023: Parliamentary Speech

  It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson). I say that because, in the context of this debate, he is very anti and I am very for, so I hope I will level things up in some way. First, to respond to some his comments, I want to say that I support every method that moves us towards net zero. In my speech, I will talk about some of the health implications and about how citizens need clean air; otherwise, we will suffer the consequences of not having clean air. As well as speaking about that, I will present some statistics, so I do hope that the right hon. Member will be paying attention.

  I am proud that it was a Labour Government under Gordon Brown who passed the Climate Change Act 2008. It set a legally binding target for the UK to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050, compared with 1990 levels; that was increased to 100% in 2019. Unfortunately, 13 years of Conservative Government have slowed progress. Since 2010, local authority funds have been stripped away, and that has severely delayed and hindered what local authorities can do. However, as we have heard, local authorities are ambitious for change and for their communities. I will focus on how this Conservative Government and Conservative councils can probably learn a lot from the London Mayor and from Lewisham Council in my area—if I can be so bold as to say so, which I believe I can.

  In 2019, Lewisham Council led by example and became one of the first local authorities in London to declare a climate emergency. Its many achievements in delivering net zero include its climate emergency action plan, which obviously covered schools, housing, cycling, green spaces and so on, being rated as one of the best in the country. Lewisham planted 25,000 trees between 2018 and 2023, and it has increased food waste recycling rates by 250%. Lewisham Council is therefore stepping up and providing leadership where the Government sadly are not. Lewisham’s climate action plan is estimated to reach net zero for our borough by 2030, and it will cost a minimum of £1.6 billion. Against the backdrop of the cost of living crisis and the hardship that people are experiencing, the Government must resource local councils so that they can deliver on the net zero plans.

  The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has also set a target for London to be net zero by 2030. To do this, he is working to achieve a target of over 2 million homes and a quarter of a million non-domestic buildings being properly insulated. I also support his action to extend the ULEZ. Right now, toxic air is thought to contribute to the premature deaths of 4,000 Londoners each year—that is 11 deaths a day. Those are 4,000 deaths that could probably have been prevented. I remember hearing a paediatrician at an event speak about particles in a new-born baby’s lungs. It was astonishing, shocking and awful to hear that CO 2 emissions in the air have done this injury to a baby at such an early stage in their life.

  It is clear that the Mayor of London and Lewisham Council are miles ahead of the Government in delivering net zero, but I would love to see the Government trying to outdo them and to hear from them how they are trying to make that difference, rather than making things harder. I urge the Government to rethink their approach, and I look forward to their serious response on this serious matter.

  Full debate: Reaching Net Zero: Local Government Role

• 17 Mar 2023: Tweet

  RT @RachelReevesMP: I am optimistic about the future. I believe Britain has the potential to galvanise green energy and get ahead in the g… [Source]

• 05 Jan 2023: Tweet

  ♻️Recycling your Christmas tree will cut CO2 emissions and help create a greener local environment. Now the festive season is ending @LewishamCouncil has a handy link, so you can find out where your nearest Christmas tree recycling point is ???????? https://twitter.com/LewishamCouncil/status/1610184449215418368 [Source]

• 6 Dec 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  Southeastern really needs to ask whether it is trying to deter people from using the train service, or is it trying to encourage people to use it. It seems that the former is being achieved. My concerns about the timetables include the impact on the safety of young girls, women and vulnerable people, as they have to make an extra change at London Bridge late at night. I am concerned about commuters’ ability to get to work on time and about the timetable making it harder for Londoners to use public transport during the climate crisis, as already mentioned by my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Vicky Foxcroft).

  Full debate: Southeastern Railway Timetable Changes

• 25 Nov 2022: Tweet

  RT @jamesroyston: Following #COP27 this was a big week for @LewishamCouncil’s climate work. I was delighted my motion to support the #CEBil… [Source]

• 20 Nov 2022: Tweet

  In our area, @LewishamCouncil is committed to: ???? Building social homes ♻️ Tackling the climate emergency ???? Protecting frontline services But the budget challenge facing them is huge. ???????? To find out more or how the Council can support you, click here: https://tinyurl.com/2p9262a9. [Source]

• 18 Nov 2022: Tweet

  RT @damienegan: ???? As COP27 draws to a close, the need for action to tackle the Climate Emergency is clearer than ever. ✍️ This week I s… [Source]

• 15 Nov 2022: Tweet

  RT @DavidLammy: Today I’m at #COP27. The climate crisis is the greatest challenge the world faces, which is why while Rishi Sunak tries to… [Source]

• 06 Nov 2022: Tweet

  The next @UKLabour government has a plan to tackle climate change at home and to show leadership on the world stage. Actions to tackle climate change are popular and offer our country new jobs, investment and opportunities. The sooner the Tories wake up to this, the better. https://twitter.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1589027836995653633 [Source]

• 06 Nov 2022: Tweet

  Let there be no doubt: we are deep into the climate crisis. This year, temperatures reached 40C in the UK for the first time. This was a warning that action is overdue. We are all watching on for urgency at COP27. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/06/climate-crisis-past-eight-years-were-the-eight-hottest-ever-says-un?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other [Source]

• 28 Oct 2022: Tweet

  RT @DavidLammy: It’s 2022. I cannot accept that any commentator is seriously still denying the climate crisis exists. #bbcqt https://t.co/M… [Source]

• 22 Oct 2022: Tweet

  RT @UKLabour: Labour has a plan to cut bills, make the UK energy secure, grow our economy, and tackle the climate crisis. Only a Labour go… [Source]

• 19 Oct 2022: Vote

  Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 16 Oct 2022: Tweet

  RT @CanterburyCLP: A vote for @UKLabour is a vote to grow the economy, create jobs, tackle high living costs, and tackle the climate crisis… [Source]

• 26 Sep 2022: Tweet

  RT @RachelReevesMP: Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan is a real plan for tackling climate change.   It is a real plan for growth.   And a real… [Source]

• 17 Jul 2022: Tweet

  RT @willnorman: People keep telling me that because the UK had a heatwave in 1976, climate change is overhyped. So here’s the global heat… [Source]

• 16 Jun 2022: Tweet

  Today is #CleanAirDay We are all in a climate emergency. The polluted air we breathe in damages our health and even kills people. To help spread awareness, a Clean Air Fair will be held for #Lewisham residents this Saturday from 11am - 4pm at Catford Broadway. https://x.com/JanetDaby/status/1537480805760610304/photo/1 [Source]

• 26 Apr 2022: Tweet

  RT @LouiseKrupski: We have a very strong record on the Climate Crisis - Labour’s commitment has resulted in Lewisham being recognised as a… [Source]

• 15 Mar 2022: Parliamentary Speech

  Having saved the best until last, the Commonwealth must come together to tackle the climate emergency. There is surely an opportunity in Kigali to set the stage for COP27 in Egypt and to announce continued deepening of shared Commonwealth programming. What are the Government doing to engage with Commonwealth states in June on the acute needs that many have on climate financing and on adaptation, mitigation, and loss and damage funds?

  Full debate: Commonwealth Day

• 13 Dec 2021: Vote

  Subsidy Control Bill — Schedule 1 - The subsidy control principles - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 10 Dec 2021: Tweet

  RT @lewishamlabour: Lewisham Labour is taking real action to tackle the Climate Emergency. We are retrofitting buildings, supporting rene… [Source]

• 14 Nov 2021: Tweet

  #COP26 ended with a pact but fell far short of what we needed. To really tackle the #ClimateEmergency we must all make changes to our lives… less meat, less plastic, less driving. Most of all we cannot give up hope that we have the power to change this! https://apple.news/AYGGMNfdmR7aSKB-OAox7tQ [Source]

• 14 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @Keir_Starmer: It’s welcome that an agreement has been reached at COP26. But we’ve seen too many promises for tomorrow, not the action t… [Source]

• 11 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Mayor of London to tell COP26 leaders to be ‘doers’, not ‘delayers’ https://t.co/OfKzeD030Z [Source]

• 08 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @lewishamlabour: ⬇️ including our Greening Lewisham Fund for our local communities ????????????#COP26 [Source]

• 06 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @RachelReevesMP: Labour's Climate Investment Pledge will help create jobs we need - from pipe-fitters to retro-fit homes to construction… [Source]

• 1 Nov 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  On a serious note, the Government have not made promises to bring people out of poverty, tackle the climate crisis, fix our healthcare system and deliver safe, affordable homes for all. That is what my constituents wanted out of this Budget, and that is what I wanted. We heard in detail about the various drinks that the Chancellor plans to lift taxes on but there was not a single mention of the climate. It is astonishing, considering we are hosting the historic COP26 summit. Are our Government more interested in supporting offshore tax havens than offshore wind farms?

  Coming out of the pandemic, we need commitments on supporting green industries, which will provide sustainable energy and great new jobs. We need to lower our vehicle emissions and clean up our air. The Government started making excuses about not being able to achieve a 1.5°C global warming pledge before the summit had even started. What sort of message does that send to the world leaders approaching negotiations? It is a mindset of defeatism and not so Churchillian from our Prime Minister.

  Full debate: Budget Resolutions

• 31 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: COP26 cannot be a roll call of pre-packaged announcements; it must be a real negotiaton based on the science. Here are t… [Source]

• 31 Oct 2021: Tweet

  Boris Johnson is already trying to make excuses for not achieving what we need to at #COP26 ! Completely unacceptable. https://twitter.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1454794097554862080 [Source]

• 31 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @UKLabour: Labour is serious about tackling the climate emergency. We would invest in: Electric vehicles Green spaces Warmer homes Job… [Source]

• 31 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @RachelReevesMP: .@Ed_Miliband on #Marr showing what ambition on tackling the climate emergency looks like. Labour will make our green… [Source]

• 21 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @UKLabour: The threat to our climate is happening right now. That's why bold action must come out of #COP26. Here's Labour's five dem… [Source]

• 04 Oct 2021: Tweet

  Wonderful to see faith communities leading the way and putting a strong challenge to our world leaders for #COP26 https://t.co/HDZ3oTGGY5 [Source]

• 04 Oct 2021: Tweet

  ???????? The Tories want another decade of ignoring the #ClimateCrisis. Labour know we don't have that luxury. https://t.co/ZpzMzKDYuV [Source]

• 29 Sep 2021: Tweet

  Making our homes energy-efficient is essential to addressing the #ClimateCrisis. Exciting to launch this policy today! https://x.com/JanetDaby/status/1443212238429507590/photo/1 [Source]

• 17 Sep 2021: Tweet

  RT @UKLabour: ???? Meet your new Cabinet ???? Dodgy contracts, climate change deniers, out for themselves... https://t.co/SxJvhibeLC [Source]

• 05 Aug 2021: Tweet

  RT @Keir_Starmer: The climate emergency is happening on our doorstep. With Labour’s Green New Deal we can take bold steps to tackle it. Y… [Source]

• 29 Jul 2021: Tweet

  RT @SadiqKhan: Climate change isn't some distant problem. It’s on our doorstep. The extreme weather we’re seeing globally should be a wak… [Source]

• 21 Jul 2021: Tweet

  RT @LewishamCouncil: In Nov COP26 will take place in Glasgow. #Lewisham will be marking this occasion by holding #climate events for local… [Source]

• 13 Jul 2021: Tweet

  RT @lewishamlabour: We’re proud that Lewisham is playing its role in ensuring UK reaches #NetZero. [Source]

• 13 Jul 2021: Tweet

  RT @damienegan: I'm delighted that @LewishamCouncil is supporting the @UK100_ communique for a Net Zero UK. As part of our climate action… [Source]

• 8 Jul 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  I hope the Government are listening, as this problem can be solved. We need a new fuel strategy—a new fuel strategy that focuses on green energy and a new fuel strategy that equally focuses on the customer’s welfare.

  Full debate: Fuel Poverty

• 07 Jun 2021: Vote

  Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill — New Clause 1 - Human Rights Abuses - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 26 May 2021: Vote

  Environment Bill — New Clause 24 - Prohibition on burning of peat in upland areas - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 18 May 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  This year’s Queen’s Speech is just more evidence of the Government’s refusal to carry out their duty of care for the country. What we have seen from the Government is 11 years of poverty-inducing policies, with cuts to public services and cuts to the third sector. We have seen, and are seeing, a rise in food banks, and that was the situation pre-pandemic. Post-pandemic—we are still going through it—things are even worse. Young people and families earning a decent wage cannot afford to buy their first home. New, wonderful green homes are needed, along with support to get on to the market. The Government must prioritise safety. Fixing the problems in housing from the fire safety scandal to the rise in homelessness, improving the quality of life and responding to the climate crisis are all part of building back better. I support the Labour amendments.

  Full debate: Affordable and Safe Housing for All

• 28 Apr 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  This is not the first time that I have spoken in a Westminster Hall debate on district heat networks. Such technologies are important for bringing green energy into ordinary people’s homes and making Britain carbon-neutral as soon as possible. However, as we have heard, work needs to be done to ensure that district heat networks provide not only energy efficiency, but cost efficiency. District heating providers must be brought under the control not just of formal regulators, but of consumers.

  Full debate: District Heat Networks

• 22 Apr 2021: Tweet

  RT @Keir_Starmer: Actions matter more than targets. The Conservatives cannot be trusted to tackle the climate emergency. We need a Green… [Source]

• 20 Apr 2021: Tweet

  RT @JamesJWalsh: ????????A Green Recovery???????? A vote for @SadiqKhan and @LondonLabour is a vote to: ✅ Tackle the climate emergency  ✅ Reduce air… [Source]

• 4 Mar 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  Our country had high hopes for this Budget at a time when we need it most; not only are we experiencing a pandemic crisis but we are still in a climate crisis, and the Government seem to have forgotten this. After a year of economic devastation, the gap between richest and poorest in our society has become wider. We needed long-term investment in our public services and our communities, but the Government were silent on the matter.

  Full debate: Income Tax (Charge)

• 13 Jan 2021: Vote

  Financial Services Bill — Schedule 2 - Prudential regulation of FCA investment firms - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 16 Nov 2020: Vote

  Pension Schemes Bill [Lords] — Clause 124 - Climate change risk - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 12 Oct 2020: Vote

  Agriculture Bill — After Clause 42 - Contribution of agriculture and associated land use to climate change targets - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 29 Sep 2020: Vote

  United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — New Clause 6 - Economic development: climate and nature emergency impact statement - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 17 Mar 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  We are behind our European friends. I am sorry to say that we are not leading the way on this—not under this Government—and nor are we leading the way on the climate crisis. Out of the G7 countries, the UK’s health spending per person is the second lowest, behind France and Germany. We do not want to be a country that is behind others; we want to be a country at the forefront—at the cutting edge. Our current position is a consequence of a decade of NHS underfunding, wrapped around the auspices of austerity.

  Full debate: Income tax (charge)

• 26 Feb 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  The Government fall short in other critical areas. The responsibility for planning is vague, with limited parliamentary oversight. There is inadequate recognition of the role that all public bodies must play in reducing air pollution. Lewisham Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and proposed a target to be carbon neutral by 2030. The cost of delivering that is £1.6 billion. Taking action will create many opportunities in the area to improve health, create jobs, and provide other environmental benefits and significant social benefits, but if that is to be done the Government need to provide local authorities with the resources they need to take action. Otherwise, this is only a fantasy, not a reality. A failure to do that will cost lives and expose our society to a range of unknown costs. We need to value people’s lives—we need to value everybody’s life—and deal seriously with our climate crisis. There is a clear link between action on climate crises and air quality, waste, recycling, biodiversity and protecting our oceans.

  I have recently received letters from pupils at the brilliant Brindishe Manor School in my constituency. This time, there were more than 40 letters about the toxic levels of air pollution and other significant climate crisis issues that have come to my attention. I have young children, as do many other MPs and staff here. We do not want our children to be affected by toxic chemicals or to suffer. There is a long journey of recovery for us as a nation that involves composting; planting more trees; walking and cycling more; reducing plastic; disposing of mattresses correctly; preventing the stripping of our oceans; preventing habitats from being under threat; removing all diesel cars; preventing car idling; having fewer cars on the roads; replacing cars with electric cars, at an affordable cost; providing firefighters with the knowledge and means to put out electrical fires; recycling; reducing flights; and reducing flight paths over concentrated areas. The list goes on and on. We need clean air for everyone; it is our responsibility to protect our citizens, society, country and planet.

  Full debate: Environment Bill

• 5 Feb 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  Aviation emissions in the UK have more than doubled since 1990. The Government plan to build a third runway at Heathrow airport and according to the Department for Transport projections for Heathrow expansion, the UK’s legally binding targets under the Climate Change Act 2008 will be missed. While there is an economic argument for expanding Heathrow airport, there are clear legitimate concerns about the environmental impact and a need to reform the aviation sector.

  Full debate: Transport

• 05 Feb 2020: Vote

  Transport - Pro-climate vote: Aye - Their vote: Aye

• 3 Feb 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  I welcome the changes made to the Bill relating to the importance of soil and the plans to assist farmers, but the Bill is not robust enough and remains vague on key areas of importance. It provides many powers but very few duties for the Secretary of State to take action, and for a Bill on food production it remains remarkably vague on food. It is silent on action to reduce food poverty and there are no provisions to promote healthy foods. It is also a missed opportunity to provide a much clearer priority in respect of food sustainability. In the world’s sixth richest country, no one should be going hungry. Food is a basic human right, but the Government’s welfare policies have seen food bank usage rise, and continue to rise. The climate crisis and reckless post-Brexit trade deals could make food insecurity even worse.

  Full debate: Agriculture Bill

• 17 Oct 2019: Parliamentary Speech

  Air quality is an issue of huge importance to my constituents in Lewisham East, to London and to the country. It is a key part of efforts to tackle the climate emergency. The concentration of nitrogen dioxide in the air in many areas of my community exceeds World Health Organisation standards, which are designed to protect us. People living in London’s most deprived areas and disadvantaged communities are, on average, exposed to a quarter more nitrogen dioxide than others. According to the British Health Foundation, air pollution is now linked to 36,000 deaths a year nationwide. That is tragic.

  The Government are not moving far or fast enough to improve our air quality and protect our children. I have marched, I have visited, and I have spoken at a number of climate change and air quality events across my constituency. We are passionate about this issue. In many cases it is children, the next generation, who are leading the way for cleaner air. Let us make it easier for them.

  Full debate: The Climate Emergency

• 25 Jun 2019: Vote

  Delegated Legislation — Value Added Tax - Pro-climate vote: No - Their vote: No

• 1 May 2019: Parliamentary Speech

  We need our environment, and the environment needs us to care for it. In the last week, we have had powerful reminders from Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion that the time to take decisive action on climate change is now. Scientists project that in 12 years it could be too late to prevent levels of pollution from causing irreversible damage to our planet and, indeed, our society.

  I will focus particularly on air quality, as it is about this issue that I have mostly been contacted by my constituents. The concentration of nitrogen dioxide in the air in my constituency is falling, but in many areas it still exceeds the legal limits put in place to protect us. There are 453 London primary and secondary schools in areas that exceed legal air quality limits. I have recently spoken about improving air quality at Heath House school in my constituency, and to children at Torridon Primary School, who have written beautiful letters to me about climate change. Children are clearly leading the way on this, which is to the credit of our schools and our teachers. It is time we took notice, time we paid attention and time we took action.

  We must live more sustainably. We need transformative action, and it is important that we do this. I urge the Government to recognise the scale of the problem, to declare a climate emergency and to begin legislation for a net zero emission target as soon as possible.

  Full debate: Environment and Climate Change

• 14 Mar 2019: Parliamentary Speech

  In our conversations, we are failing to tackle some of the issues that we need to. People in our country are suffering and in grief because we are missing these matters—because we are not discussing them and decisions are not being made in this Chamber. These are real, tangible issues such as in-work poverty, the housing crisis, the climate change crisis and improving our education system. We need to be thinking about these things and so many others, including public services and tackling serious youth violence. It is not good enough just to invest in the police; it is a partnership, and we should be investing in partnerships to tackle this problem. I will therefore be supporting an extension to article 50 and I invite others to join me.

  Full debate: UK’s Withdrawal from the European Union