Speeches by Martin.

“Another example of that is sending tanks to Poland, and then Poland sending tanks to Ukraine. This one if for you, Orysia. We have touched on the longer-range strikes into Russia, which are getting more ambitious. There are three things I would like to explore. How have those come about? What are the things that Ukrain…”

“Thank you. Orysia, in your paper, you speak about a bad ceasefire. What would that look like, and what would the pathway be? Can you tell me a little story about how we might end up in that space?”

“Michael, I share your analysis that Putin will carry on doing what he is doing until we get to the grisly end. Therefore, are Ukraine and the European powers adopting the wrong strategy? At the moment, the strategy seems to be to come to the table with Russia and work out some sort of peace deal. But if we do not think…”

“Professor Mike, in navigating between a good ceasefire and a bad ceasefire, a bad ceasefire is basically a pause before the conflict continues. We have recently seen surfacing in the press this idea that, under Trump, the US is going to step back from the role it has been playing, and maybe the E3 or some sort of colle…”

“So, effectively, it is a phoney phase of the war before we enter the actual endgame. We have moved into a different phase of the war, but it is not the endgame.”

“I agree with the hon. Lady, as someone who has been through the vetting process repeatedly in the past. Those who attend a vetting interview are told, “The information that you are going to give me is between you and me”—between the subject of the interview and the vetting officer. Of course the ISC is hermetically sea…”

“Should I carry a picture of Gladstone?”

“The Minister proudly touts jobs, hiring bonuses, youth guarantees, Government-funded work experience and job placements, but these are all treating the symptoms of the problem. Frankly, it is all a bit old Labour. The problems are structural ones in the economy to do with investment, taxation and regulation. Is there a…”

“indicated dissent.”

“The Minister proudly touts jobs, hiring bonuses, youth guarantees, Government-funded work experience and job placements, but these are all treating the symptoms of the problem. Frankly, it is all a bit old Labour. The problems are structural ones in the economy to do with investment, taxation and regulation. Is there a…”

“indicated dissent.”

“I will not, if that is okay, because we are short on time. To create the political space for some of these trade-offs, because that is a huge amount of money—£30 billion extra every single year—we need to have the national conversation on defence that was announced in the strategic defence review, but has been notable …”

“Madam Deputy Speaker, you do not normally introduce me like that, so thank you very much. It is an honour to share a constituency border with you and to follow the hon. Member for Liverpool West Derby (Ian Byrne), who made a heartfelt and powerful speech. Wars are raging in Europe and in the middle east, and there are …”

“I served on the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill, and as well as increasing the scope of who can be called up, it creates a consolidation of different types of reserves and allows zig-zag pathways for specialists who can come in and out of the reserves, so it is absolutely a step in the right direction. One th…”

“Picking up the theme of mishandled communications, and the anxiety that they caused many of our constituents, the Financial Times is still reporting an easing of sanctions, as is the BBC. Those are not outlets known for hyperbole. Perhaps the Government could issue a correction to major media outlets.”

“Is not the biggest problem with first past the post that often people are voting against rather than for someone? That poisons our democracy, because everyone ends up with someone who they do not want.”

“What is your thinking on it though?”

“Was there a single person who knew the identities of all the people who were in that compartment?”

“To sub-delegate?”

“Minister, did you consider briefing a wider group of parliamentarians—perhaps members of this Committee or members of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy?”