Speeches by Ribeiro-Addy.

“What are the unique challenges that your Department is facing in tackling com networks?”

“But there are currently no plans for any new legislation or wider resources?”

“Given Elon Musk’s response to the recent Grok AI images, do we think that we are actually making progress with these companies? If not, what are the Government’s plans to change that?”

“I am trying to get a sense of whether you feel that the current legislation is adequate, and whether the Department is going to consider any changes to policy, to resourcing or to targets for tackling new forms of extremism. Is everything working now?”

“Are there particular demographics that are causing you concern, or particularly concerning trends that you are seeing in extremism from radicalisation?”

“We have rightly touched on the spread of extremist narratives online. What progress have you had with tech companies on that? Do you think they respect and understand their obligations under the Online Safety Act, particularly regarding their duty to prevent children from viewing this?”

“How are you measuring impact?”

“To start, what are the potential consequences for wider society if extremism is not tackled?”

“I love new year’s fireworks, and I recall how enjoyable my local council-run fireworks always were. However, as someone who has had fireworks thrown at them and gets similar reports from constituents, I know how terrifying they can be. It definitely seems that we need more regulation. Constituents complain that because…”

“While many small businesses in my constituency were grateful for the support they received, their main concern, which many repeated to me, was about the abrupt end to support measures. Almost overnight, small businesses found themselves having to repay loans, and cover staff wages and all those other expenses, even tho…”

“Sickle cell anaemia is the UK’s fastest growing genetic condition, with nearly 300 babies born with it every year. Instead of specialist capacity increasing, we are seeing the sickle cell day unit at the Royal London hospital facing a questionable six-month trial closure. This will put significant pressure on neighbour…”

“Did the Government have any access to intelligence that contradicted what West Midlands police had in its risk assessment?”

“Fans have previously been banned in the UK. Most notably, Celtic and Rangers fans were banned from visiting each other’s grounds between 2023 and 2025. For consistency, on what basis would you say that was right or wrong?”

“So what was the basis for saying that what they had decided was wrong?”

“Were there any discussions on the communications surrounding this? Rather than it being that “Jewish fans” were not welcome at the football match, were there any discussions about it being that “these particular fans” were not welcome at the football match? Were there any discussions about putting that view across?”

“Yes.”

“When you talk about city centres, I think about what happened in Amsterdam, and particularly where the fans congregated. I want to touch on the issue of the racist violence and the things that were being chanted. Reports from people like Kick It Out Israel have found Maccabi fans chanting things like, “Why is school ou…”

“I suppose a lot of it is about risk. From what the police were saying, it seems that their actions were about preventing that risk. The reports that have come out of Amsterdam, despite the arrests, sound quite different. Obviously, we have very specific laws in this country about racism, so if there was a risk of any s…”

“Lord Mann, you talked about coaches being put on in the UK for similar scenarios. Has this ever been done specifically because of threats of racist violence and particular threats to local residents, as opposed to people involved in the match?”

“We have heard Ministers publicly express their opinions on this decision. Do you think it was appropriate for the Government to comment on operational decisions made by an independent police force? Do you think that standard safety decisions were being politicised?”