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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Sep 2026 Fracking Ban
"My hon. Friend and constituency neighbour is 100% correct. That is exactly the sort of action we all need at Grangemouth and in the wider Forth valley area, which he so ably represents.
Let me focus just on my community, which has been the victim of corporations amassing phenomenal wealth …..." Brian Leishman - View Speech
"It is 100 days until Christmas, Madam Deputy Speaker, and in the last 15 to 20 minutes we have just had a little glimpse into pantomime season.
Let me move on to business. Decades of Governments taking wrong political decisions have made climate change not just an environmental emergency, but …..." Brian Leishman - View Speech
"Just a fortnight ago, the Justice Secretary said that
“we have to build a new criminal justice system.”—[Official Report, 1 September 2026; Vol. 790, c. 86.]
After the damage done by a decade and a half of austerity, I wholeheartedly agree. Nobody knows how far our justice …..." Brian Leishman - View Speech
"2. What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a royal commission on the criminal justice system...." Brian Leishman - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton) for securing the debate, and introducing it ever so comprehensively and well.
One of the first emails I received when I was elected in 2024 was from Tillicoultry …..." Brian Leishman - View Speech
"My sense of patriotism does not come from a flag, an anthem or the royal family. Instead, my patriotism comes from things like our national health service; movements such as that of the Levellers, who were committed to popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality and religious tolerance; and how Britain stood …..." Brian Leishman - View Speech
"I will just put a red pen—a very dark red pen, obviously—through some of the comments that I wished to make. I will accelerate my remarks. It is clear that we are a nation of persistent inequality. I fully appreciate that the role of the royal family is way down …..." Brian Leishman - View Speech
"Like my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford West (Naz Shah), I believe that historical context is essential when it comes to this debate, because Britain has been an important participant in creating the situation that Palestine and Israel are in. Our country’s role as the former colonial power in …..." Brian Leishman - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Gillingham and Rainham (Naushabah Khan) for securing the debate.
Sudan now faces the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, largest hunger crisis and biggest internal displacement crisis. History has taught us that war …..." Brian Leishman - View Speech
"When a Reform UK councillor says that Nigerians should be “melted down to fill in the potholes”, and an ex-Reform councillor had to resign because they used racial slurs against a black family, I am disgusted at their overt racism. Does the Minister agree with me that the racist Reform …..." Brian Leishman - View Speech