Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

The entire House will join me in paying tribute to His Holiness Pope Francis, an extraordinary man. His lifelong work on fairness will leave a lasting legacy. People of all backgrounds and beliefs were inspired by his humility and compassion, and the outpouring of grief and love that we have seen in the last two days or so shows the respect and admiration that he was held in around the world. I will attend his funeral on Saturday and pay tribute to his courage and leadership. May His Holiness rest in peace. I also wish everyone in England a very happy St George’s day. There is a lot to celebrate: our history, our values and our culture. This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.