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by Ashton Edwards
Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:37 pm
Forum: Passed Legislation and Motions
Topic: Sanctions (Russia) Act 2021
Replies: 4
Views: 358

Re: Sanctions (Russia) Act 2021

Mr Speaker, I thank the Right Honourable Lady for introducing this legislation and for explaining the merits behind it in such a succinct and straightforward manner. I don’t think there is anyone here who can look at the way that Russia has acted on the international stage and then say that they are...
by Ashton Edwards
Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:38 am
Forum: Motions & Ministerial Statements
Topic: Latvia Statement
Replies: 2
Views: 258

Re: Latvia Statement

Mr Speaker, I thank the Right Honourable Lady for sharing the information of events in Latvia as well as the information that she is able to share on the Latvian response and the potential security concerns in the country. I welcome this version of transparency from the Minister and hope that it con...
by Ashton Edwards
Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:13 pm
Forum: Passed Legislation and Motions
Topic: MS-X | Brexit Deal
Replies: 9
Views: 635

Re: MS-X | Brexit Deal

Mr. Speaker, For the purposes of clarity for this House, will the Minister make another statement on this deal to address some of the valid concerns that have been raised throughout the country? Will the Minister make another statement in attempt to actually explain why this a strong deal that repre...
by Ashton Edwards
Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:34 am
Forum: Passed Legislation and Motions
Topic: The Budget
Replies: 8
Views: 545

Re: The Budget

Hear, hear!
by Ashton Edwards
Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:49 am
Forum: Passed Legislation and Motions
Topic: The Budget
Replies: 8
Views: 545

Re: The Budget

Mr Speaker, I echo the comments made by the Right Honourable Member for Workington. We have a budget that is designed to look good and to sell talking points, but it's lacking the sort of bold action that we were led to believe would be coming. A fantastic example is in the area of social care. The ...
by Ashton Edwards
Mon Jun 14, 2021 10:07 pm
Forum: Press Office
Topic: Press Office of Ashton Edwards
Replies: 10
Views: 604

Re: Press Office of Ashton Edwards

Ashton Edwards Takes Aim on Government Budget: A Huge Missed Opportunity on Social Care WESTMINSTER - Ashton Edwards, MP for Kensington and Shadow Health and Social Affairs Secretary, slammed the Government's budget as a "missed opportunity" to deal with the urgent emergency on social car...
by Ashton Edwards
Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:52 pm
Forum: Press Office
Topic: Press Office of Ashton Edwards
Replies: 10
Views: 604

Re: Press Office of Ashton Edwards

Ashton Edwards Tackles Government's Brexit Plan: Only Benefit Seems to Be "Better Than No-Deal" WESTMINSTER - Ashton Edwards, MP for Kensington and Shadow Foreign Secretary, has been leading Labour's examination of the latest Brexit arrangement announced by the Government, saying that the...
by Ashton Edwards
Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:51 pm
Forum: Passed Legislation and Motions
Topic: MS-X | Brexit Deal
Replies: 9
Views: 635

Re: MS-X | Brexit Deal

Mr Speaker, I apologise if the Minister feels that my statements weren’t clear enough. In my attempt to force the Government to provide some clarity- the real role of the Opposition, not to blindly support the Government’s position, it appears that my statement on position wasn’t bolded enough. I ha...
by Ashton Edwards
Sun Jun 13, 2021 1:10 pm
Forum: Passed Legislation and Motions
Topic: MS-X | Brexit Deal
Replies: 9
Views: 635

Re: MS-X | Brexit Deal

Mr Speaker, I admit that the irony is not lost to me that the Minister who used the example of Gary Lineker making personal comments related to Brexit as a justification for a sweeping restriction on the right to freedom of expression is now the same Minister asking everyone- particularly those who,...
by Ashton Edwards
Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:59 am
Forum: The Papers
Topic: The Mail
Replies: 3
Views: 403

Re: The Mail

A New Devil We Know: Government’s Brexit to Bring Us Closer to Europe Ashton Edwards, Shadow Foreign Secretary “Support for Brexit is in the DNA of the Daily Mail and, more pertinently, its readers,” said former editor Paul Dacre on 13 June 2018. There was no question that Mr Dacre understood the r...

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