Bob Blackman

Bob Blackman

Conservative — Harrow East

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 November 2026

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Q7. On Armistice Day, I joined the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in paying tribute to all those who laid down their lives in the service of this country. We all wear our poppies with pride, but what is often forgotten is those millions of men and women who came from across the Commonwealth to serve this country, so I wear the marigold to commemorate the 3.2 million Indians who were the largest volunteer army in both the great war and the second world war and who risked their lives in the service of this country. On Sunday, the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women will parade at the Cenotaph. I will have the honour of laying a wreath together with a renowned Holocaust survivor, Susan Pollack, remembering those who were murdered by the Nazis. Will the Prime Minister join me in commemorating and praising all those who give their service to this country?

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