"My Lords, I am sorry if I appear snippy. Sometimes, the Opposition are permitted to criticise proposals or to probe them. On the point I am making about capacity, I am aware of the welcome action we agreed on power of attorney, and we have had these discussions. My point …..." Lord True - View Speech
"My Lords, it might be helpful for me to intervene at this point and set out the position of the Official Opposition, although I assure the House that I will listen carefully and weigh every contribution, including those from the many who may disagree with me. First and foremost, I …..." Lord True - View Speech
"My Lords, it has been an excellent debate—there I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, who I always attempt to agree with but sometimes fall short, for which I apologise. I may do so later in these brief remarks.
"My Lords, the Captain of the Gentleman-at-Arms has made a rather irregular intervention, which I thoroughly approve of. Since, by accident, I happen to be here as Leader of the Opposition, on behalf of these Benches I also congratulate the noble Lord, as I know any of our colleagues who …..." Lord True - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for being here to repeat this Statement.
The new Prime Minister was in place for 42 days before meeting Parliament. That is an all-time record for a new Prime Minister and I trust it will never be equalled. So, we certainly need accountability and, …..." Lord True - View Speech
"I thank the noble Baroness the Leader for her marvellous tribute. Like her, I convey our sincerest sympathy to Herbert’s family and friends.
I never heard Herbert raise his voice. Perhaps he did if he ever had a recalcitrant dog, but I doubt that, because Herbert would have calmed the …..." Lord True - View Speech
"For clarity, I had no knowledge that the Leader of the House had been told that. Of course, as soon as I heard that she had been told that, I came immediately down to the corridor, as she has just acknowledged. There was no question whatever of my refusing to …..." Lord True - View Speech
"My Lords, I reciprocate the noble Baroness’s last words and wish that to all Members of this House. This House works extremely hard and certainly merits the time off it will have. I also agree with her—I said this at the outset of my speech—that these things are exceptional. The …..." Lord True - View Speech
"That Standing Order 38(4) (Arrangement of the order paper) be dispensed with on Wednesday 22 July to enable the motion standing in the name of Lord True to be taken before the motion to approve the draft Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2026...." Lord True - View Speech
"My Lords, this is an unusual Motion. The last example—which was much more far-reaching and prescriptive—was a Motion personally introduced by the Leader of the House in 2019. Frankly, in many ways, this is an undesirable Motion. It should not be left to any other party in this House to …..." Lord True - View Speech