Today I have met Lucy, Mark and Katie, Henry Nowak’s mother, father and stepmother. Their courage is extraordinary.
They have endured the most appalling loss, it is a life sentence for them.
They have also faced the agonising decision to release the harrowing body-worn camera footage, knowing how painful it would be and how strongly people would react. They did so because they want truth, accountability and change.
They have asked that we work across political parties and religions to rebuild trust in the police. That trust has been broken because of what happened, and I agree with them on that.
We must also be prepared to examine, carefully and seriously, religious practices or exemptions that permit the carrying of dangerous weapons in public, and other activities that are not conducive to the public good. We also need to examine where the law needs to change.
Henry’s family do not want anger to tear communities apart. They are a family who have friends across faith and race, and so did Henry. His family want his memory to help bring our society together.
Everyone knows I have strong views about how we should deal with equality under the law. What the family agreed with me on is that we need to bring common sense back, and that is what we should all be fighting for.
I promised the family that we will work to ensure there is a positive legacy for Henry out of this tragedy.
That is my focus now.
Every life matters.
One law. One standard. For everyone.
This is about justice, for Henry, for his family and for all our children. They deserve better.
Labour promised to publish their plan to fund our defence in Autumn last year.
9 months on, and there is still no sign of it.
If they won’t act, we will vote to force Keir Starmer to publish the plan within one month.
‘He’s committing one of the greatest acts of economic self-harm.'
Tory @ClaireCoutinho takes aim at Ed Miliband’s ‘disastrous’ plans for the North Sea.
Leave the ECHR and repeal the Human Rights Act to secure Britain’s borders.
Scrap green levies and ideological net zero targets to deliver cheaper energy.
Hire 10,000 more police and increase stop and search to make our streets safe.
Restore the two child benefit cap, and face-to-face PIP assessments to get Britain working.
Increase defence spending by £50 billion, using savings made to the welfare budget to defend our country.
Scrap the 3% interest added to Plan 2 student loans and get under 16s off social media to help young people.
That’s what the Conservatives under @KemiBadenoch’s leadership would do.
Jewish people in our country are under constant attack.
This is no longer a growing pattern. There is an epidemic of violence against Jewish people.
It is now a national emergency and needs to be treated as such by the Government and public authorities.
Keir Starmer misled Parliament, sacked officials for his own failures, and risked national security with Mandelson’s appointment.
MPs will now vote on referring him to the Privileges Committee.
The Prime Minister should be held to the same standards he held others.
Today in Parliament, Labour MPs have a choice.
They can support Starmer’s vindictive plan to pursue our brave veterans through the courts.
Or, they can decide that they’ve finally had enough of blindly following the orders of a PM who keeps letting them, and the country, down.
Lord Hermer is a disgrace.
And the fact that Keir Starmer brought him into government tells you everything you need to know about the PM. https://t.co/G9GIOxJONq
This is what real enthusiasm looks like.
An incredible team of activists out in Dunmow, getting stuck in and speaking to voters on the doorstep.
No big show, just proper campaigning.
Polls are open, postal votes are out, now it’s your time to vote to get Britain working again.
It’s been a fantastic week on the campaign trail in Lincoln with support from across Lincolnshire and the East Midlands. Huge thanks to @HuddlestonNigel for your help.
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