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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Nov 2025
Budget Resolutions

"Obviously, the Labour briefing says how much the previous Conservative Government borrowed over their period in office, but given that we inherited a situation where £1 in every £4 of public spending was being borrowed, it took a considerable period of austerity to get annual borrowing down. During that borrowing, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Nov 2025
Budget Resolutions

"Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Nov 2025
Budget Resolutions

"I am very sorry that those on the Front Bench do not like hearing this, but there is no “get out of jail free” card through realigning with the European Union. It looks as though the European Union wants to charge us money for the Brexit reset. In fact, the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Nov 2025
Budget Resolutions

"It gives me a certain pleasure to share some agreement about the need for more resource in defence and resilience with the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western). For all the Government’s talk of increasing spending on defence, the vast bulk of the promise they have made is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Nov 2025
Budget Resolutions

"I am tempted not to be drawn into the rather silly Brexit debate that seems to go on. It was notable that the Government spoofed towards the idea that they would make Brexit the scapegoat for the economy, but actually very little has come out from them on that. The …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Nov 2025
Budget Resolutions

"I will not be thanking the Chancellor and her Government on behalf of all the young people who thought they would be able to get jobs in the hospitality sector, but now will not get them. Students will not get those part-time jobs to help to pay off their student …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Nov 2025
Ukraine: Forcible Removal of Children

"I remind the Minister that I look forward to tabling a motion for a Backbench Business debate on Ukraine, which will refer to the 20,000 abducted children. I join him in congratulating the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna Baxter) on the work she is doing on this …..."
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Written Question
Bulgaria: Russia
Tuesday 25th April 2023

Asked by: Bernard Jenkin (Conservative - Harwich and North Essex)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is planning to take in response to Russia's capture of 14 Bulgarian sailors who were stranded in Mariupol as hostages; whether the Government has provided support to the government of Bulgaria to resist Russian demands; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Leo Docherty

The UK and Bulgaria are strong friends and partners and NATO allies. We work closely together with Bulgarian counterparts at all levels in response to Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine including on our diplomatic responses, advancing our common security interests, energy diversification and joint working on countering disinformation. I discussed the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine when he visited Sofia in March 2023.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Missile Incident in Poland

"I thank my right hon. Friend for making it so clear that it is irrelevant whose missile it was and that the state of affairs is the responsibility of the aggressor: Putin’s Russia. In that context, can he use this incident to amplify to our allies in Europe, and to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Jun 2022
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

"My right hon. Friend could also point out that the protocol itself contains provisions for it to be changed, and the EU refuses to contemplate using those provisions. May I also point out that at the time we signed the protocol, we did not know the shape of the trade …..."
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