Speeches and Articles - Hilary Benn - Member of Parliament for Leeds Central

Hilary Benn’s speech during the Queens Speech Debate

Watch Hilary Benn’s speech in the House of Commons during the Queens Speech Debate.

Statement on Conversion Therapy

Many constituents have been contacting me about conversion therapy. I completely agree that LGBT+ conversion therapies – which are exploitative and damaging – should be banned as a matter of urgency, including for trans people. As you are no doubt aware, last October the Government published its long-awaited consultation on…

Hilary’s Question to the Boris Johnson about rising energy prices

I asked Boris Johnson at Prime Minister’s Questions what he is going to do to stop people disconnecting themselves because they have prepayment meters for their gas and electricity and simply can’t afford to keep them topped up because of rising energy prices. I’m afraid he didn’t really answer the…

Hilary’s speech on the Building Safety Bill and the cladding crisis

Statement on the Prime Ministers conduct

Many constituents have been contacting me about the Prime Minister’s conduct. We are now in the extraordinary position that having repeatedly assured the House of Commons that all the rules were observed and that there were no parties in Downing Street, the Prime Minister has been found by the Metropolitan…

Hilary Benn’s questions Priti Patel about the governments policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda

Hilary asks the Home Secretary where the evidence is that sending asylum seekers to Rwanda will actually reduce the number of boats crossing the Channel. As you will see, he didn’t get an answer. This scheme is unworkable and unethical, and it will also be hugely expensive.

Hilary raises high energy prices and prepayment meters

Watch Hilary’s question to Kwasi Kwarteng, the Business Secretary, in which he raised the problem of high cost prepayment meters and the risk that people will be going without warmth and light because of rapidly rising prices.

Statement on Ukraine

Many constituents have been contacting me about the situation in Ukraine. This is war in Europe against a proud independent country which has done nothing to threaten Russia, but which President Putin seems determined to seize by brute force. Russia’s attack is a clear breach of international law. There must…

Hilary Benn’s Question to Liz Truss Following the Release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori

Following the wonderful news about the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori, who have now been reunited with their families in the UK after years of detention in Iran, Hilary raised with the Foreign Secretary the question of what action can be taken to stop other countries from using…

Watch Hilary Benn’s Speech on The War In Ukraine

Watch Hilary Benn’s speech on the war in Ukraine.

Hilary’s contribution to the Commons debate on the recognition of Palestine

Watch Hilary’s contribution to the debate on Palestinian recognition.

Unsafe Cladding and the Building Safety Bill

Many constituents have been contacting me about the remediation of unsafe cladding on high-rise residential buildings, the impact on leaseholders and the amendment now being put forward to the Building Safety Bill. As you may be aware, I have been pressing the Government to honour its promise that leaseholders should…

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