House of Lords, Thursday 24th March 2011, 12.18 pm Lord Hussain: My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to speak in your Lordships’ House for the first time. I am grateful to all the staff of this House for their kindness and help, and to noble Lords from all sides who have been so welcoming. My [...]
No single party won last year’s general election: Labour certainly lost it, but nobody won it. The decision taken by Nick Clegg and his colleagues to join a coalition with the Tories, who had won most seats in Parliament but not an outright majority, was a responsible one. I would argue that it was the [...]
The issue of MPs expenses rightly outraged all residents in Luton South after the shameful actions of our MP Margaret Moran were brought to light. Since then the Labour Party in Luton has continued to support her and ignore the growing anger of Luton residents and calls for her to resign and not be rewarded [...]
In his speech to the Labour Party Conference, Gordon Brown called for people to have the right to sack their MP for gross misconduct. Why then does the Labour Party allow for Margaret Moran to continue as the MP for Luton South? Ms. Moran has a clear record of letting her constituents, including myself, down [...]
It is unacceptable that a town the size of Luton, with a population approaching two hundred thousand, does not have a decent civic hall for public gatherings and theatre and concert performances. It is shameful that we are the largest town in the region, and perhaps in the country, without such a civic amenity. And [...]
