Speeches by Corbyn.

“I strongly support the request of the hon. Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner) for a statement on Thames Water. This company pays out its huge profits to shareholders and executives, presides over leaks across the region and pollutes our seas and rivers. To me, it is an example of the disaster of privatising the wat…”

“Could we take a moment to reflect on the hundreds of thousands of lives that have been lost in this war—Ukrainian civilians, Ukrainian soldiers, Russian soldiers—and all the families who are mourning today? Efforts were made earlier on by Latin American and African leaders and the Pope to try to negotiate an end to thi…”

“I thank the hon. Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman) for securing today’s debate. I was at the International Court of Justice when the South African application was originally made, and I think we should congratulate South Africa on what it put forward and the work it has done to apply international law f…”

“I am most grateful to the Home Secretary for giving way. Nobody in this House supports criminal gangs or people smugglers. We recognise that they are grotesque people who exploit those in very vulnerable situations. However, the people who get on those boats are desperate. Many of them are victims of war and the most g…”

“Does the right hon. Gentleman not agree that the European convention on human rights and the European Court of Human Rights are not a pick and mix? If we are signed up to the convention, we have to abide by the decisions taken by the Court. The right hon. Gentleman seems to be taking an approach that does not accept th…”

“Do you want a statement from us to summarise what we have said today? Would that help?”

“As with everything.”

“Is there a timetable for that?”

“The five of us had quite a long discussion this morning, which Iqbal and I thought we should do as a way of consultation before coming here. We will happily send you a statement.”

“Do you want a statement from us to summarise what we have said today? Would that help?”

“It is a hard thing to decide, because candidates get very excited and they think that their personal animosity towards other candidates is somehow shared by the entirety of the population, but it does not always work like that. A lot of the public get very put off by it. It is hard to know how you can put it down. An e…”

“I think a code of conduct is helpful, but it is no more than that. It is not law or legally enforceable; it is merely a code of conduct. Again, the returning officer has to be careful that they do not step over the boundary, but when you are trying to organise a debate or something between candidates, there is nothing …”

“I hope a recommendation that you come up with is that when someone is nominated as a candidate, from any party, the returning officer makes sure that they are fully apprised of and provided with at least a booklet on electoral law, and also pointed in the direction of the relationship with the police and security. My o…”

“Thanks for inviting us. We have discussed this beforehand and agreed to speak at breakneck speed to get as many questions in as possible, so we will get into it. I have obviously been a Labour candidate on many occasions, both local government and parliamentary, and before that I was a Labour party agent, so I am very …”

“As with everything.”

“Is there a timetable for that?”

“The five of us had quite a long discussion this morning, which Iqbal and I thought we should do as a way of consultation before coming here. We will happily send you a statement.”

“Do you want a statement from us to summarise what we have said today? Would that help?”

“It is a hard thing to decide, because candidates get very excited and they think that their personal animosity towards other candidates is somehow shared by the entirety of the population, but it does not always work like that. A lot of the public get very put off by it. It is hard to know how you can put it down. An e…”

“I think a code of conduct is helpful, but it is no more than that. It is not law or legally enforceable; it is merely a code of conduct. Again, the returning officer has to be careful that they do not step over the boundary, but when you are trying to organise a debate or something between candidates, there is nothing …”