Robbie Moore

Robbie Moore

Conservative — Keighley and Ilkley

Speaking in the House of Commons on 19 January 2026

Debate

Sale of Fireworks

Contribution

For a moment there, I thought there were some defections to the Conservative party coming across—we can live in hope. In Riddlesden just before Christmas, fireworks led to the tragic death of a family’s foal, known as King. I know we cannot use images in the debate, but I have an image of King on my desk. It is believed that King, terrified by fireworks, bolted in the night. He was found by local farmer Hannah the next morning, impaled on a piece of farm machinery. Hannah said: “We had to lift the machinery off him and drag him out, but he sadly died from his injuries. It was just awful, like something out of a horror film.” Let that be a message to anyone who still says that fireworks are merely a matter of harmless fun—they are not.

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