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• 25 Jul 2024: Tweet

  Tory failure to invest in renewables made energy bills eye-watering. Today, Labour are launching our publicly owned Great British Energy as an investment in our future. It will: ???? Save bills ???? Tackle the climate crisis ????????‍♀️ Create 1000s of good jobs https://twitter.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1816402178954670394/photo/1 [Source]

• 22 Jul 2024: Tweet

  After years of managed decline under the Tories, Labour’s plan to renationalise our railways will: ✅ Improve services ✅ Give you better value for money ✅ Help power Britain’s net-zero transition Change starts now. https://twitter.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1815375376207528303/photo/1 [Source]

• 22 Jul 2024: Tweet

  After years of the managed decline under the Tories, Labour’s plan to renationalise our railways will: ✅ Improve services ✅ Give you better value for money ✅ Help power Britain’s net-zero transition Change starts now. https://twitter.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1815374448855306460/photo/1 [Source]

• 17 Jul 2024: Tweet

  We will set up Great British Energy, a new, publicly-owned energy production company. This will own, manage and operate clean power projects up and down the country. Great British Energy will deliver energy security, reduce your bills and help tackle climate change. 7/11 [Source]

• 13 Jun 2024: Tweet

  Today we launched our Manifesto for Change, providing the blueprints on which we'll rebuild Britain. Labour will create inclusive growth, tackle the climate crisis & get Britain building again. July 4th is our chance to make this vision a reality. ???? https://labour.org.uk/change/manifesto-accessibility/ [Source]

• 20 May 2024: Parliamentary Speech

  I support the efforts to create a more sustainable transport system, and actions to tackle what is a climate emergency. It is my intention to use this debate to present some of the challenges and to put forward recommendations for action that can be taken to prevent the problems that so many of our communities have experienced.

  Does my hon. Friend share my concern at the manner in which the Conservative Government initially funded these projects, stating that LTN money could not be used for longer-term, more integrated transport plans? Does she agree that while many local residents will understandably support LTNs in the streets they live on, if we are to tackle the climate crisis, we have to ensure that everyone, not just those on higher incomes, can get from A to B and travel in a cleaner, greener way? People who live on council estates surrounding city centres also need their transport needs considered.

  Full debate: Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

• 26 Apr 2024: Tweet

  I attended a Parliamentary drop-in with @BritishGas & @Samsung to find out ways to help #Battersea constituents lower their bills and reach net zero. I found out more about their heat pump technology and Hive EV chargers. https://twitter.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1783887278768550374/photo/1 [Source]

• 18 Apr 2024: Tweet

  A vote for @SadiqKhan on 2nd May is for a fairer London. His agenda will be transformative for #Battersea & the wider city. Whether it’s tackling the climate crisis, creating jobs or investing in the future of young people, Sadiq’s vision is for London to work for everyone. https://twitter.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1780930139133522059/photo/1 [Source]

• 16 Apr 2024: Tweet

  From reneging on net-zero to truanting COP, the PM has undermined climate action efforts. Now his govt are cooking the books on their climate finance commitments. While he may not remain in office for long, his actions will harm generations to come. https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-uk-double-counting-500m-of-aid-for-war-torn-countries-as-climate-finance/ [Source]

• 12 Apr 2024: Tweet

  Climate is on the ballot in the Mayoral election. From improving air quality to reducing bills through energy efficiency, @SadiqKhan has shown leadership on green issues. Hall offers nothing but delay on net-zero and denial of climate science. https://twitter.com/LondonLabour/status/1778672258594021704 [Source]

• 13 Dec 2023: Tweet

  The COP28 deal is an important step towards averting climate chaos - the first-time fossil fuels have ever been referenced. But there is no explicit commitment to phase out fossil fuels. This is incremental advancement when we need exponential change. https://www.ft.com/content/3ffd821c-6200-4808-b16d-ac9cb2207f11 [Source]

• 06 Dec 2023: Tweet

  Given the PM’s explicit pledge to renege on net-zero, it's no surprise that the UK is behind on its COP commitments. This worrying research reveals the sheer extent, with current policies forecast to deliver only ½ of the carbon cuts needed by 2030. https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/track-uk-breaking-its-2030-climate-promise [Source]

• 29 Nov 2023: Tweet

  It is promising to see the progress being made on pledges for COP28. It is vital that we keep the 1.5C goal alive – increases in warming means further risk of climate catastrophe. The PM must now rise to the occasion and commit to climate leadership. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/29/deal-to-keep-15c-hopes-alive-is-within-reach-says-cop28-president#:~:text=An%20%E2%80%9Cunprecedented%20outcome%E2%80%9D%20that%20would,to%20come%20with%20positive%20commitments. [Source]

• 15 Nov 2023: Tweet

  I'm proud to support the Climate & Ecology Bill amendment to the #KingsSpeech. It's never been more important to lock the UK's climate and nature commitments in law to reverse nature's destruction and deliver a just transition. #CEBill https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/82575/Html?subType=Standard#_idTextAnchor003 https://twitter.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1724732611992473846/photo/1 [Source]

• 07 Nov 2023: Tweet

  ????????️ The Govt is doubling down on fossil fuels and proposed a new annual system for awarding oil and gas licences. The plans will not deliver energy security, a reduction in energy prices, or tackle the climate crisis. The PM has already watered down climate targets. [Source]

• 07 Nov 2023: Tweet

  The Tories have yet again broken promises which matter for my constituents in #Battersea They reneged on: - reforming the outdated leasehold system - abolishing no fault evictions - Net Zero commitments - a Mental Health Act - and passing the Kept Animal Bill [Source]

• 27 Sep 2023: Tweet

  Funded through a massive tax-break to oil giant Equinor, this project will bring UK households no security at all. Rather, it will condemn us to climate catastrophe. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/27/uk-gives-go-ahead-to-develop-rosebank-oil-and-gas-field-in-north-sea [Source]

• 20 Sep 2023: Tweet

  The PM says that the green transition can’t risk losing the confidence of the electorate. But polling consistently shows that climate mitigation measures have widespread support. It is the Conservatives, not net-zero, which has lost the consent of the British people. https://twitter.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1704524331366096995/photo/1 [Source]

• 20 Sep 2023: Tweet

  RT @realBenBloch: ???? BREAKING: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasts Sunak for failing to make his statement on net zero policies in Parliament. Spo… [Source]

• 20 Sep 2023: Tweet

  The Conservatives have consistently failed us on the climate. But this latest move seems to show them completely cut off from reality. Far from offering prosperity, abandoning net-zero amounts to giving up on green growth and energy security. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/20/suella-braverman-net-zero-not-bankrupting-british-people [Source]

• 13 Sep 2023: Tweet

  Under the Tories, Britons have become all too familiar with empty supermarket shelves. With the climate crisis threatening crop yields it is essential we support home-grown food production. ???? A Labour Govt will give British farmers back their future. https://twitter.com/SteveReedMP/status/1701864708918169938 [Source]

• 28 Jul 2023: Tweet

  Pleased to see @SadiqKhan and ULEZ vindicated in the High Court today. ULEZ has led to 4 million in inner London now breathing clean air. Its expansion will bring these benefits to millions more, addressing a public health & climate crisis simultaneously. https://twitter.com/MayorofLondon/status/1684855360354426881 [Source]

• 18 Jul 2023: Tweet

  Mandela's struggle against Apartheid was the first spark which ignited my passion for politics. As we confront the climate crisis & food insecurity, the principles he embodied can provide a guiding light, as they have to me throughout my career. #MandelaDay2023 #ItIsInYourHands https://twitter.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1681322330503479298/photo/1 [Source]

• 05 May 2023: Tweet

  RT @wandbc: Are you passionate about climate change and sustainability in Wandsworth and will love to run an event during the Great Big Gre… [Source]

• 06 Apr 2023: Tweet

  Climate change is perhaps the most pressing problem we face. We must provide young people the best preparation possible to tackle the defining issue of their lives. That's why I’m supporting the Climate Education Bill to integrate teaching about climate change in the curriculum https://twitter.com/_TeachtheFuture/status/1639311742147739661 [Source]

• 27 Feb 2023: Tweet

  The govt’s handling of this issue is inept and undermines their supposed commitment to net-zero. But it is just the latest in a litany of failures from an effective ban on onshore wind to cuts to solar power incentives. https://tinyurl.com/mtecfmr9 [Source]

• 31 Jan 2023: Tweet

  If we want to grow our economy, tackle energy insecurity and the climate emergency, then we have invest “further and faster” on a green transition through increasing our use of the cheapest means of energy generation and being more energy efficient. https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/lifestyle/opinions/in-my-view-marsha-de-cordova-mp-for-battersea-10/ [Source]

• 29 Nov 2022: Tweet

  ????#Battersea residents know the dangers of flooding all too well. As the climate crisis gathers pace, the risk of flooding will only increase. The Gov must intervene now to ensure that British homes have the defences they need to stay safe. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/29/lack-of-investment-could-leave-600000-english-properties-at-risk-of-flooding [Source]

• 21 Nov 2022: Tweet

  The Loss and Damage fund at #COP27 is a historic achievement for the climate justice movement. However, without a binding commitment to phase out fossil fuels we remain on the road to climate catastrophe. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/20/world-still-on-brink-of-climate-catastrophe-after-cop27-deal [Source]

• 14 Nov 2022: Tweet

  If we want to tackle the economic crisis, energy insecurity, the climate emergency, then we have to go “further and faster” on a green transition through increasing our use of the cheapest means of energy generation and being more energy efficient. https://x.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1592091479740010497/photo/1 [Source]

• 14 Nov 2022: Tweet

  ✍???? My op-ed - The world is facing a climate catastrophe, and the Prime Minister doesn’t care. ???? Getting to net zero is in our economic, national security and moral interests. https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/lifestyle/opinions/in-my-view-marsha-de-cordova-mp-for-battersea-10/ [Source]

• 07 Nov 2022: Tweet

  The PM’s climate legacy so far: ✅ Demoting COP Minister from cabinet ✅ Forced dragging and screaming to COP27 ✅ More licenses for North Sea exploration ✅ No to onshore wind turbine expansion The PM is no climate champion http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/05/sunak-claims-role-as-clean-energy-champion-on-eve-of-cop27 #COP #COP27 [Source]

• 01 Nov 2022: Tweet

  2. The government needs to commit to a carbon tax scheme. ????????✈️ [Source]

• 01 Nov 2022: Tweet

  1. Low-income people have contributed least to the climate crisis but are most affected by climate change. ???? The top 1% who are the largest polluters have the resources to mitigate the harmful impact of the climate crisis on their lives. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/01/polluting-elite-enormous-carbon-dioxide-emissions-gap-between-poorest-autonomy-study [Source]

• 28 Oct 2022: Tweet

  ???? We are running out of time and are dangerously close to a climate catastrophe. ???? The world must take the climate crisis seriously and quickly up scale green policies. We are beyond kind words, we need meaningful action and change. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/27/world-close-to-irreversible-climate-breakdown-warn-major-studies [Source]

• 19 Oct 2022: Vote

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

• 17 Oct 2022: Tweet

  A bit of recycling makes a big difference! Recycling saves 18 million tonnes of CO2 each year in the UK. This #RecycleWeek, use @wandbc’s online tool to find out how best to recycle in Battersea: https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/waste-and-recycling-a-z/ https://twitter.com/wandbc/status/1582013417828646912 [Source]

• 27 Sep 2022: Tweet

  There’s no reason that we shouldn’t lead the world in green energy – and that green revolution should belong to all of us. ???? 100% clean energy by 2030 ????️ Investment in home insulation ????‍???? Jobs and training for thousands of workers #LabConf22 #Lab22 [Source]

• 07 Sep 2022: Tweet

  The climate crisis is the greatest threat we face. There is no time to waste. But appointing Jacob Rees-Mogg to the energy brief suggests that Truss intends to ignore the science and the urgent need to act. This Government is a danger to the environment. https://www.theguardian.com/global/2022/sep/06/record-of-climate-denialism-indicates-how-rees-mogg-will-handle-energy-brief [Source]

• 05 Sep 2022: Tweet

  3⃣ Rather than addressing the climate emergency through accelerating renewables, she wants to approve more drilling permits and further expand our use of fossil fuels. She prioritises pandering to the right over the long term interest of our country. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/01/liz-truss-oil-gas-energy-climate-crisis [Source]

• 30 Aug 2022: Tweet

  RT @NazShahBfd: I'm in Pakistan with @IslamicReliefUK to support with relief efforts & raise awareness about this climate crisis. ❇️ 1/3r… [Source]

• 28 Aug 2022: Tweet

  Pakistan declares floods a ‘climate catastrophe’ as death toll tops 1,000 https://t.co/n0k9yn4CZF [Source]

• 16 Aug 2022: Tweet

  It is vital that we adapt to the new conditions that the #ClimateCrisis is bringing. We need to make sure our built environment and infrastructure have the requisite capacity for surface and ground water. This will require long-term planning and investment. [Source]

• 12 Aug 2022: Tweet

  To tackle the #ClimateCrisis and address rising energy bills, we need to invest in Green infrastructure. The policies of both Tory PM candidates will make our country more vulnerable as a result of the #ClimateEmergency. [Source]

• 21 Jul 2022: Tweet

  The climate crisis has already arrived in London. We will have to adapt to more extreme weather, but we will also have to be more ambitious in tackling climate change – including being tougher on those corporations responsible for the most emissions. https://x.com/LBC/status/1549651245148823553 [Source]

• 15 Jul 2022: Tweet

  Unprecedented temperatures will put unprecedented pressure on our public services. Climate change is with us. The Government needs to ensure the NHS and other key services have the resources they need to fulfil their duty of care. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62169184 [Source]

• 13 Jul 2022: Tweet

  We finished with a great discussion with Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero, @Ed_Miliband! Ed covered the challenges of the #ClimateCrisis and his experience as Labour leader. #MDCPolSchool https://x.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1547261004794544129/photo/1 [Source]

• 13 Jul 2022: Tweet

  Climate change is an emergency and it has been for decades. We are already acting far too late, and it is beyond dangerous for any future PM to abandon our net zero targets just to please Tory party members. https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/tory-leadership-contenders-vow-scrap-green-energy-net-zero-target-2050-1736581 [Source]

• 01 Jul 2022: Tweet

  I met students & staff at @Emanuel_School today and held a climate emergency surgery. I was very impressed by their questions, ideas & passion for change. I will do everything I can to represent the young people of #Battersea to fight the #climatecrisis & inequality in society. https://x.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1542903735252295681/photo/1 [Source]

• 20 Jun 2022: Tweet

  2. The Government needs to work with global partners to tackle the climate crisis and with Bangladeshi community groups here in the UK to help them support their affected family and friends in Bangladesh. [Source]

• 01 Jun 2022: Tweet

  We need long term solutions to tackle the problems of energy prices, energy security and the climate crisis. A decade of Tory failure has made that need more urgent than ever. Labour would: ⚡ Accelerate nuclear & renewables ????️ Insulate 19m homes https://x.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1531961439677730816/photo/1 [Source]

• 13 Dec 2021: Vote

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

• 19 Nov 2021: Tweet

  "In the lead up to COP26 my constituents in Battersea were clear – from small business owners, to churches, to our young people – the time to take action on the climate emergency is now." https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/lifestyle/opinions/in-my-view-marsha-de-cordova-mp-for-battersea-6/ [Source]

• 18 Nov 2021: Tweet

  I had a wonderful time! It was great to discuss COP26, health & social care and so much more. #Battersea https://t.co/H2TAsSG4OC [Source]

• 09 Nov 2021: Tweet

  Tackling climate change is a gender issue. 80% of people displaced by #ClimateChange are women and children. Women, especially in the global south, need our leaders to act today #COP26. https://x.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1458141084995948548/photo/1 [Source]

• 2 Nov 2021: Parliamentary Speech

  Ultimately this Budget failed to invest in tackling the issues that matter: structural inequalities, a supply chain crisis, unsafe homes, in-work poverty, a cost of living crisis and a climate emergency that is inching closer and closer towards the doorstep of each and every one of us—and No. 10 will not be spared. The Chancellor said he wanted to build a new economy coming out of this crisis, but if he was serious about that, we would have a Budget that prioritised people, prioritised our public services, and looked after the planet for generations to come.

  Full debate: Budget Resolutions

• 02 Nov 2021: Tweet

  We can't continue with handouts from the 1%, we need progressive taxation today. #COP26 [Source]

• 01 Nov 2021: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: Having spent two years sleepwalking into COP26, the Prime Minister seems to have had a wake up call. Now it’s up to him… [Source]

• 31 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: No shifting of the goalposts at #COP26 We need to halve global emissions in this decisive decade. Time for climate deli… [Source]

• 31 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @Keir_Starmer: The UK is hosting the biggest ever conference of international leaders on the climate crisis. It's an opportunity our wo… [Source]

• 31 Oct 2021: Tweet

  #COP26 starts today –The prime minister and the government must step up to make this the summit of climate delivery, not climate delay. They must lead by example and pressure big polluters, protect nature and support the most vulnerable. https://x.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1454795876468248577/photo/1 [Source]

• 31 Oct 2021: Tweet

  Labour is serious about tackling the climate emergency. We would invest in: Electric vehicles Green spaces Warmer homes Jobs in wind and hydrogen to protect our planet for future generations. ???? #COP26 https://x.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1454782560790265859/photo/1 [Source]

• 31 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @Ed_Miliband: Since 2009 and the Copenhagen summit the climate crisis has only intensified and arrived in every part of the world. In… [Source]

• 27 Oct 2021: Tweet

  To ‘keep 1.5 alive’, greenhouse gas emissions must be halved in the next 9 years. At #COP26, the Gov’t must trade hypocrisy for action and commit to the targets needed to turn the tide on the climate emergency. We cannot afford any more delays. #PMQs [Source]

• 22 Oct 2021: Tweet

  Ahead of #COP26, it was fantastic to hear from young people from @SJBC_London in #Battersea today about what needs to be done to tackle the #ClimateEmergency Young people are the climate leaders of the future and must be at the heart of the UK’s climate policy. https://x.com/MarshadeCordova/status/1451558529156923420/photo/1 [Source]

• 22 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @SJBC_London: SJBC students pictured with #battersea MP @MarshadeCordova after their #COP26 webinar earlier today @COP26 #ClimateAction… [Source]

• 21 Oct 2021: Tweet

  The climate crisis is accelerating. We are standing on the precipice of climate catastrophe and a greener, healthier future. #COP26 is a chance for the Gov’t to trade hypocrisy for action & back up carbon emissions targets with an ambitious, fully-costed climate action plan. [Source]

• 20 Oct 2021: Tweet

  Ahead of #COP26, it’s vital that the Gov’t lead by example and put forward an ambitious and fully costed climate action plan. Labour would invest £28bn every year until 2030 to tackle the climate crisis, protect the planet and create secure jobs in the UK. https://twitter.com/Ed_Miliband/status/1448333335290388482 [Source]

• 20 Oct 2021: Tweet

  It has never been more important to ensure we take real action to address the climate emergency. @SadiqKhan will lead @C40cities representing a quarter of the global economy to inspire and accelerate the transition to a zero carbon and green economies. https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/climate-change-sadiq-khan-to-be-named-new-chair-of-c40-cities-at-cop26/ [Source]

• 20 Oct 2021: Tweet

  The UK is not on track to meet its legally binding climate targets, even though we are hosting #COP26 in just 12 days' time. We're facing a climate and nature catastrophe - we need urgent action from the Gov't now. ???? [Source]

• 13 Oct 2021: Tweet

  RT @climate_london: ????CALLING all #London #Schools #Students #Youth4Climate Have you signed up 4 @GLOBE_intl #COP26 #Student #MP #Climate… [Source]

• 29 Sep 2021: Tweet

  RT @UKLabour: If we are serious about climate change we need to upgrade our homes. Labour will fit out every home that needs it to make su… [Source]

• 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

• 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

• 20 Jan 2020: Parliamentary Speech

  After a decade of austerity, damaging cuts to public services, continual underinvestment in our NHS and the dismantling of our social security system, I am afraid to say that the Queen’s Speech offers nothing new. There is nothing more pressing than the impending climate crisis facing our country, a crisis that could have been averted by policies that the Conservative Government opposed over the last decade. Instead, investment in clean energy has plummeted since 2015 and, after a decade of inaction and broken promises, the UK will fail to meet vital EU targets on air pollution, which will have a devastating effect on my constituents.

  It is time for radical action. That means listening to our young people over big business. It means a more ambitious zero emissions target than the one outlined in the Queen’s Speech. And it means following the Mayor of London’s lead on tackling air pollution by introducing a new clean air Act. So I hope the Secretary of State will tell us something new and impressive today about what the Government are going to do to tackle the climate crisis we are facing.

  Full debate: Economy and Jobs

• 25 Jun 2019: Vote

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

• 1 May 2019: Parliamentary Speech

  It is a pleasure to speak in this important debate. There can be no more denial, no more delay and no more hesitation. We are facing a climate emergency, and unless we take urgent action, climate chaos will wreak devastation in communities across the globe. Cuts to renewable energy mean that, on current trends, the UK will be carbon neutral only by the end of the century—more than 50 years too late.

  “We will be facing…climate breakdown…if those in power don’t act urgently and radically to change our trajectory.”

  We must hear these words. I pay tribute to the school climate strikers, along with Extinction Rebellion. More importantly, I want to pay tribute to the many students, children and young people in my constituency who have written to me about the climate crisis, particularly those from Alderbrook school. One year 6 student wrote to me that

  “system change, not climate change”,

  and that is what we need—that is a fact. We need a green economy, investment in renewable energy and a ban on fracking, and we need to decarbonise our society. We need this for climate justice and for social justice. We need an economy that puts people and our planet before profit. This is an emergency, and we cannot afford to wait. We must act.

  Full debate: Environment and Climate Change

• 24 Jan 2018: Parliamentary Speech

  It is a pleasure to speak in the debate and to follow the hon. Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart). I thank him for sharing his story; I think we all felt quite emotional on hearing it. The plight of refugees across the world remains a deeply tragic and often shameful summation of our ability as an international community to create a safe and prosperous environment. The individual circumstances of a conflict that causes displacement, or of the threat posed to vulnerable citizens, can seem insurmountable, given their different causes and effects. The conditions that lead to the movement of people across borders to seek sanctuary will not go away anytime soon. Those conditions include persecution, war, climate change and other complex economic and social factors.

  Full debate: Refugees and Human Rights

• 18 Dec 2017: Parliamentary Speech

  The conditions that lead to migrants being exploited will not go away any time soon. Demographic changes on the African continent and climate change will see more and more migrants looking for opportunities in Europe. Just as “Fortress Europe” relied on Gaddafi to detain migrants, we now see a complex partnership between the EU and the Libyan authorities that seems to prioritise protecting European borders over the human rights of refugees and migrants.

  Full debate: Enslavement of Black Africans (Libya)