Deirdre Costigan

Under the last Labour Government, work was the cornerstone of everything that we did, and we will continue with that under this Labour Government. As I said, the Opposition’s approach to welfare is a

The Conservatives are sat here today criticising welfare spending when we all know it was their Government that created the very system they are now complaining about. Universal credit was dreamed up

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I thank the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan) for securing this debate. Since being elected to represent Ealing Southall, I

I entirely agree with the point my hon. Friend is making. In my constituency of Ealing Southall, Santander and NatWest have recently closed down, although Barclays is still there and is being refurbis

Members across this place know personally about espionage risks to our democracy, and I know that that is true of the shadow Security Minister. Does my right hon. Friend agree that we must all be vigi

The Minister makes a point about supporting local authorities in London. Will he commit to ensuring that local authorities are included in the two-year review of this measure? Will he look at the pote