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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 15, 2026

To all those in the gallery, whose lives have been changed or improved by this Labour government, and all across the country who struggle to be seen or heard, you’re the reason I came into politics.

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Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik
@abdulmuhaiminabdulmalik· Workers' Party (WP)· Jul 15, 2026

Nothing in this motion changes that. This is not about encouraging drug use or normalising addiction.

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Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik
@abdulmuhaiminabdulmalik· Workers' Party (WP)· Jul 15, 2026

If this motion helps one more person into treatment, prevents one more overdose, reduces crime on our streets and spares one more family from unimaginable loss, then it is worth doing.

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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 15, 2026

We pulled the levers to stabilise the economy, and we’ve stabilised the economy.

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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 15, 2026

We pulled the levers to strengthen our public services, and NHS waiting lists are coming down at the fastest rate for 17 years.

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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 15, 2026

We pulled a big lever on child poverty, and this government will be doing more on child poverty than any government ever, including previous Labour governments.

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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 15, 2026

We put the biggest investment into defence and security, and our international standing has been restored.

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Andrew Bailey
@andrewbailey· MO· Jul 15, 2026

Whether I would have then said: ‘Well, I think we’d better wait until the investigation is done before we have the meeting’ – I think that would be a judgment we would have taken at the time.

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Andrew Bailey
@andrewbailey· MO· Jul 15, 2026

I do actually think we’re encouraging innovation, so I think we are doing the right thing there.

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Andrew Bailey
@andrewbailey· MO· Jul 15, 2026

We do have a responsibility as a public authority to be open to the leaders of parties in the Westminster system. I think that’s fine. I think we must do that.

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Jess Phillips
@jessphillips· Labour Party· Jul 15, 2026

We need to have a very serious conversation about the algorithmic curated content and, actually, we members of parliament need to take responsibility for our own behaviours and our own rhetoric as well.

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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 15, 2026

Mr Speaker, they intend to spend the summer arguing with a bin. My advice to everyone is 'put your vote in the bin'.

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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 15, 2026

Every Prime Minister knows when they take up the torch, that the day will come when they have to pass it on. That day has come for me. This is the end of my political journey.

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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 15, 2026

I will not give advice, just my whole-hearted support.

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Keir Starmer
@keirstarmer· Labour Party· Jul 15, 2026

Let me also pay tribute to the courage of the Hillsborough families. The Hillsborough law we passed in this House last night is not only a law for them and the 97, it is a law that ensures the state serves millions of working people and…

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