Substitute
Deputy
Labour
House of Commons
GB - SW1A OAA - London
United Kingdom
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2026
, 2025
, 2024
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
24/04/2026 | 10:10:57 Thank you. And I wish to address the same topic. In the village of Witton Park, which is on the banks of the River Wear, where I represent, there's a statue to four brothers, George, James, Thomas and Roland Bradford, who fought in the First World War. Only one of them returned home, while two won the Victoria Cross. Just a few decades later, the Durham Light Infantry, in which the Bradfords had served, fought in almost every major campaign of the Second World War, including Dunkirk. These... 22/04/2026 | 11:40:38 Thank you. Can I also thank the Minister for Spain for an excellent speech earlier that I think really showed the progress that can be made in 50 years. I thank my friend Ms Zita GURMAI for these two excellent reports. I know that she's engaged so well in putting them together. Violence against women and girls is a stain on all of our societies. It is a legislative and a justice challenge when we see that, for example, in the UK, fewer than 2% of reported rapes ever make it to a conviction... 21/04/2026 | 17:58:45 –Thank you. I welcome this report and the recommendations it makes around education, political leadership, and combating hate speech to protect people’s freedom of religion or belief across Europe. Earlier, on the other side, Sir Christopher CHOPE argued against curbing hate speech in the name of free speech, saying "people shouldn’t be wimps." I disagree. People are free to criticise, blaspheme, and mock religious beliefs and practices. That is not hate speech. Hate speech is when language... 30/01/2026 | 10:25:52 Thank you. It's quiet here this morning, but I stayed behind to speak in this debate because I believe that this session of the Parliamentary Assembly has some unfinished business. And I hope that what I'm about to say does not come across as whataboutism. But over the last five days, this Assembly has addressed many important issues; from safeguarding the system of international justice, to ensuring accountability and humanitarian protection in Gaza and the West Bank, to peace in Ukraine and... 29/01/2026 | 11:12:31 Thank you. And thank you to those who've given excellent speeches so far. I represent a constituency in the north-east of England where even some of our place names have Danish roots. Our histories are intertwined, going back as far as King Canute. So I want to start by expressing both personally and on behalf of the people I represent our absolute solidarity with our neighbours across the seas, both Denmark and Greenland. We, a community of friendly European nations, stand together. We have...
22/04/2026 | Doc. 16390 | Motion for a resolution Addressing the issue of drug facilitated sexual violence and the online platforms used by perpetrators
22/04/2026 | Doc. 16370, vote on the draft text for resolution Paving the way for a culture of consent 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16372, vote on the draft text for resolution Promoting the Istanbul Convention and improving its implementation: building on lessons learnt 21/04/2026 | Doc. 16363, vote on the draft text for recommendation Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy 21/04/2026 | Doc. 16363, vote on the draft text for resolution Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy 21/04/2026 | Doc. 16373, vote on the draft text for resolution Countering discrimination based on religion and protecting freedom of religion or belief in Europe