Brian Leishman

Brian Leishman

Labour — Alloa and Grangemouth

Speaking in the House of Commons on 14 September 2026

Debate

Sovereign Grant Bill

Contribution

I will just put a red pen—a very dark red pen, obviously—through some of the comments that I wished to make. I will accelerate my remarks. It is clear that we are a nation of persistent inequality. I fully appreciate that the role of the royal family is way down the list of pressing issues that my Government have to deal with, but when looking at the intense suffering that millions of people are experiencing, I cannot help but feel that the sovereign grant money could and should be directed elsewhere, and not to a family worth an estimated £21 billion.

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