Following the Government statement on the decision to place the Metropolitan Police Service in the “engage” process, Andrew Mitchell highlights the importance of the quality of leadership at the very top and urges the Government to look to the military for a new Police Commissioner.
Intervening during the Second Reading of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, Andrew Mitchell seeks assurances from the Foreign Secretary over concerns that the Bill breaks a solemn international treaty and damages our international reputation.
Andrew Mitchell calls on the Prime Minister to take urgent action on alleged Rwandan war crimes perpetrators who have been living freely in the UK for 16 years to ensure that what has so far been justice massively delayed will not be ultimately be justice denied.
Andrew Mitchell welcomes efforts to improve the immigration system, but speaks in support of amendments to the Bill that would reduce the time before an asylum seeker can work to six months, improve the safe and legal route options for people fleeing terror and persecution, and recruit more civil servants instead of expensive ‘offshoring’.
Andrew Mitchell welcomes the announcement that the group of Post Office Horizon software scandal victims who defeated the Post Office in the High Court case will get compensation and calls on the Government to ensure the independent inquiry also looks at the Government’s role so that lessons can be learned.
Speaking in a debate on Ukraine, Andrew Mitchell highlights the need for a seamless approach to the humanitarian response where all of Europe and NATO share the burden of the frontline states, highlights that there will be no impunity for war crimes, and warns that Russia will use humanitarian corridors to advance its military strategy.