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Strengthening the Union

Proceeding contribution from Lesley Laird (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 July 2018. It occurred during Debate on Strengthening the Union.

I wish to make some progress.

It is Labour that will protect people in the workplace and create the opportunities needed for young people. People will not get that from the Tories nor from the SNP, which continues, incredibly, to count zero-hours contracts as a positive destination for school leavers. It is a Labour Government who will ban zero-hours contracts and deliver an industrial strategy to create high-quality, high-skilled jobs. It is Labour that will always respect devolution, unlike the Tories, who at every turn during the Brexit negotiations have simply ignored Scotland’s devolution settlement, while the SNP’s opportunism has sought to sow division and discord.

Britain needs Labour and our approach, which recognises and respects all the nations of the UK. We will continue to stand up for and protect the devolution settlement, which we, the Labour party, founded.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
645 cc766-7 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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