Speeches by Byrne.

“It will be a long chapter.”

“I think people do get confused when you say you are still following the Whip, but you are suspended, and they say, “You are an independent now, aren’t you?” It is all in people’s minds, so I think it needs clarifying.”

“No, I think we could agree to a form of words when it happens. I was suspended; I think that was fine. I did want to keep the Labour party, and I think that is what John was looking at and I was as well, just to avoid the confusion within the constituency—because it did cause an awful lot of confusion. People who obvio…”

“Just touching on that, you talk about the Bill Committees. I was suspended in July. I am the lead for the Hillsborough law in Parliament that is coming down the line. Hopefully, it will get laid down before the anniversary in April. I think it would have been a loss if I had not been able to put myself forward to be on…”

“To build on what John said, I was elected proudly as a Labour MP. We have done what we did. We have received the punishment, but it has confused constituents on a huge level when it comes up “independent”. I think John and I were in full agreement, and the other Members who have been suspended were as well: how we are …”

“Ian Byrne, Member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby.”

“Absolutely, yes.”

“Like a technical group you are talking about?”

“To an elected MP, yes.”

“The House also should have oversight of what we are called. You are representing them on a mandate from the electorate, so for me the House should have the say. If we are elected as Labour party MPs, we are Labour party MPs. If we are suspended, we will put “suspended” next to it.”

“Then be amended if suspended.”

“It should carry through Parliament.”

“No; that is a fair point.”

“Absolutely, Michael, yes.”

“It will be a long chapter.”

“I think people do get confused when you say you are still following the Whip, but you are suspended, and they say, “You are an independent now, aren’t you?” It is all in people’s minds, so I think it needs clarifying.”

“No, I think we could agree to a form of words when it happens. I was suspended; I think that was fine. I did want to keep the Labour party, and I think that is what John was looking at and I was as well, just to avoid the confusion within the constituency—because it did cause an awful lot of confusion. People who obvio…”

“Just touching on that, you talk about the Bill Committees. I was suspended in July. I am the lead for the Hillsborough law in Parliament that is coming down the line. Hopefully, it will get laid down before the anniversary in April. I think it would have been a loss if I had not been able to put myself forward to be on…”

“To build on what John said, I was elected proudly as a Labour MP. We have done what we did. We have received the punishment, but it has confused constituents on a huge level when it comes up “independent”. I think John and I were in full agreement, and the other Members who have been suspended were as well: how we are …”

“Ian Byrne, Member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby.”