Speeches by Jogee.

“Good morning, Matthew. Thank you for coming to see us, and have a safe journey home when you leave us. Your party—you, your leader and your colleagues—has pressed the British and Irish Governments to initiate urgent talks to trigger the conversation on reform of Stormont. You have touched on this, but can you give us a…”

“I concur with that long list of potential benefits. I hope another would be that we would never again see the events and violence we saw last week. Doing whatever we can to neutralise that situation would be better for all of us—not just in Northern Ireland, but across the country. Mr Burrows, you touched on the topic …”

“In your view, are we in this place because of a failure of political leadership, or is there a structural challenge that comes from how the institutions were established?”

“With a small “r”.”

“Good morning, Matthew. Thank you for coming to see us, and have a safe journey home when you leave us. Your party—you, your leader and your colleagues—has pressed the British and Irish Governments to initiate urgent talks to trigger the conversation on reform of Stormont. You have touched on this, but can you give us a…”

“Welcome to Westminster, Mr Tennyson. It is excellent for me not to be the youngest politician around the table—you must come back and see us more often. I heard your comments about the First Minister and Deputy First Minister positions, but will you touch on your party’s proposals for the election of a Speaker and a ne…”

“Welcome to Westminster, Mr Tennyson. It is excellent for me not to be the youngest politician around the table—you must come back and see us more often. I heard your comments about the First Minister and Deputy First Minister positions, but will you touch on your party’s proposals for the election of a Speaker and a ne…”

“You touched earlier in your evidence that—I paraphrase, because I was scribbling as you were speaking—there should be less of a conversation between the two Governments and more of a relationship between Stormont and the United Kingdom Government. On that point, His Majesty’s Government have indicated that they are ope…”

“I concur with that long list of potential benefits. I hope another would be that we would never again see the events and violence we saw last week. Doing whatever we can to neutralise that situation would be better for all of us—not just in Northern Ireland, but across the country. Mr Burrows, you touched on the topic …”

“Mr Burrows, it is good to see you again—welcome back to Westminster and thank you for making the effort to join us this morning. I asked Mr Tennyson and Mr O’Toole whether they thought that the demands for change across Northern Ireland and the majority of political parties in the Assembly, broadly speaking, were a res…”

“Next January, the United Kingdom will take the chair of the G20, providing our country with a real platform to lead international conversations and to deliver here at home. Will the Minister tell the House what our priorities will be when we take the chair and what plans we have across Government to make the most of th…”

“In 2022, my constituents at No. 1 London Road in Newcastle-under-Lyme were told that urgent action was needed due to fire safety concerns over the building’s cladding. It is now 2026 and, four years later, that urgent action is yet to begin. Can the Minister set out what steps she will take to ensure that the Building …”

“I acknowledge the service of my right hon. Friend the Member for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough (John Healey) and others who worked in his office, and I am sorry to see them go. I thank the Minister for his response, but I have to say that this is one heck of a mess. I know how difficult it can be to work with the Treasury, …”

“I am sorry for being late, Mrs Barker, but I had a meeting with the Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, my hon. Friend the Member for Barking (Nesil Caliskan); otherwise I would have been here at the beginning of the debate. It is good to see you in the Chair. My grandmother was born…”

“I am grateful to the hon. Member and to my hon. Friend the Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) for securing this vital debate. I am pleased that it was rescheduled from earlier in the year and that we have the opportunity to be here today. In advance of this debate, I heard from many women in Newcastle-under-Lym…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna) for securing the urgent question and the Minister for his answers. Of course, my thoughts are with the victim of the grotesque knife attack earlier this week. Northern Ireland is a wonderful place with wonderful people. The scenes on the st…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna) for securing the urgent question and the Minister for his answers. Of course, my thoughts are with the victim of the grotesque knife attack earlier this week. Northern Ireland is a wonderful place with wonderful people. The scenes on the st…”

“It was about the relationship between the Executive and the UK Government, and I added local government as well. There is then the private sector, most importantly, but perhaps that was more directed to advanced manufacturing.”

“I am sure Mr Swann will take that positive message home with him tomorrow. Steven, what about you?”

“There are probably tons of pillars, but another one would be the role of local government and how effective that relationship is. When we came to see you, Sam, we had the mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, as she was then. How much more do you think local government could do to be part of that solution-finding?”