Tributes to Her Late Majesty The Queen

I now call the Leader of the Opposition.

12.17 pm

Today, our country, our people, this House, are united in mourning. Queen Elizabeth II was this g...

I now call the Father of the House, Sir Peter Bottomley.

12.25 pm

My constituents will wish me briefly to record their love and respect for, and gratitude to, Her ...

I call the leader of the SNP, Ian Blackford.

12.26 pm

It is of course with great sadness that we unite to offer our prayers, focus our sorrow and gathe...

I hope the House will not mind if I begin with a personal confession. A few months ago, the BBC c...

We now come to the Mother of the House, Harriet Harman.

12.42 pm

Thank you, Mr Speaker. What an excellent speech from the right hon. Member for Uxbridge and South...

It is with great sadness that I rise to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on my...

It is a real pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), and I congratulat...

So much has already been said and I do not intend to repeat it much, but I do want to say that it...

I now call Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, but I warn other Members that I hope to get many speakers in to...

On behalf of my colleagues in the Democratic Unionist party and on behalf of many across Northern...

I associate myself with many of the passionate comments that we have heard already this afternoon...

I have heard it said that on occasions such as this most of us talk about ourselves, and that is ...

Often this place can be criticised for the debates we have, but I think it has risen to the occas...

Unlike probably every previous speaker, I met the Queen only once. Appropriately enough, it was w...

It was strange to wake up on this first day without our much loved and hugely respected Queen Eli...

It is an honour to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of my constituent...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wallasey (Dame Angela Eagle). I am filled with gre...

On behalf of Plaid Cymru, I offer my sincerest sympathies and condolences to Her late Majesty the...

I rise to share gratitude for the life of Her late Majesty the Queen; share sadness for her famil...

What has been so remarkable about the words that have been spoken about Her Majesty Queen Elizabe...

It is with great sadness that I rise to speak in the tributes to Her late Majesty the Queen, not ...

The warm tributes that have already been paid to Queen Elizabeth II by hon. and right hon. Member...

As other right hon. and hon. Members have mentioned, it is impossible for virtually all of us and...

I rise at a time of great sadness for our country. I do so on behalf of my constituents in Doncas...

I am very grateful to be able to participate in this solemn occasion, one that we all knew would ...

I rise on behalf of my constituents in Leeds Central as we, together, mourn the Queen’s passing, ...

Between July 2018 and April 2019, I had the very great privilege of serving as Vice-Chamberlain o...

I never had the pleasure of meeting the late Queen personally, but I have met her son, the new Ki...

On behalf of the constituents of Harwich and North Essex, I rise to pay tribute to Her late Majes...

It is an honour to be able to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and to offer my...

I rise to make my own tribute as well as one on behalf of my constituents of North East Hertfords...

There have been some wonderful tributes to Her late Majesty the Queen; in particular, my hon. Fri...

In paying tribute to Her late Majesty, may I, on behalf of my constituents in North Thanet, simpl...

It is a privilege to speak on behalf of the Green party of England and Wales and pay tribute to Q...

I rise to pay tribute to a very remarkable and wonderful lady, not just on my own behalf but on b...

“Ring out the old, ring in the new,”

wrote Tennyson on the death of his much-loved friend. ...

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II had a lifelong and deep-felt love for Scotland, which we have alre...

It is a great pleasure to follow the “buttocks” of the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clyde...

I feel I cannot match the eloquence of the many wonderful speeches we have heard today, but I wan...

My thoughts, prayers and condolences, and those of communities across Newcastle North, are with H...

I am sure that I speak for other colleagues when I say that when a debate has been going on for f...

I am grateful for this opportunity to give a tribute to the late Queen on behalf of my constituen...

I returned to Westminster, after the dreaded news, from our home at Upton Cressett in Shropshire,...

At this very sad time, we remember the life of Queen Elizabeth II, with gratitude for her love an...

Most people who possess power first seek it. Indeed, in this place, we know that many people crav...

It is a solemn honour to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and I want to begin ...

It is with great sadness that I rise to pay tribute to Her late Majesty the Queen on behalf of my...

It is a huge honour to take part in these tributes on behalf of my constituents. As has been said...

On behalf of my constituents, I rise to pay tribute to and give thanks for the life of Her Majest...

Cumbria mourns the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I personally, and all of us in our cou...

I am grateful as a Front Bencher for being permitted to speak from the Back Benches—though in my ...

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for the loyal constituency of Newark (Robert Jen...

These are indeed the saddest of times for us to gather here today to pay tribute to Her late Maje...

I thank colleagues across the House for their moving words today. Like other Members, I have foun...

I pay tribute to the extraordinarily warm and moving tribute paid by the right hon. Member for As...

On behalf of my constituents, I rise to pay tribute to Her Majesty the Queen.

We mourn the ...

It is a pleasure to follow the excellent speech from the hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (R...

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to speak in tribute to Her late Maje...

As someone with the honour of representing the faithful city of Worcester, I want to pass on the ...

I am here to offer the condolences of the people of Midlothian on this very sad occasion. Among t...

I rise with the deep and profound condolences of my constituents in South West Wiltshire. A good ...

It is a privilege to offer the condolences of my constituents to His Majesty the King and to all ...

There have been so many wonderful and moving tributes today, it has been a real pleasure to be in...

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey).

Queen Elizabeth...

It is with sadness that I offer my tribute to Her late Majesty the Queen on my behalf and that of...

Please look again at your contributions so that they stick to the three minutes. I call Alistair ...

Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am grateful for the opportunity to try to articulate th...

I rise to pay tribute to our late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on my behalf and on behalf of all my...

It is an honour to speak not only on my own behalf but on behalf of my constituents and to pass o...

I rise to add my tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of my Chelsea and Fulha...

I rise to express my personal condolences to His Majesty the King and the royal family, to associ...

It is a privilege to pay tribute to our late Queen on behalf not just of myself, but of my consti...

We have heard some really wonderful anecdotes and stories of Members’ meetings with Her late Maje...

We have lost our sovereign: the most remarkable woman and the longest reigning monarch in British...

On behalf of my constituents, the people of Glasgow and my fellow Glasgow MPs, I wish to pay trib...

I rise humbly and with great sadness to pay tribute to Her Majesty the Queen on behalf of my cons...

I rise humbly to pay tribute to Her late Majesty the Queen on my behalf and that of my constituen...

If I was asked by primary school children, “Did you ever meet Her late Majesty the Queen?”, I wou...

I rise on behalf of the people of Tottenham, who mourn the loss of Her late Majesty very greatly....

I rise, on behalf of all the constituents of Wimbledon, Morden, Raynes Park and Motspur Park, to ...

I join Members across the House in expressing my deepest sorrow and that of my constituents in Up...

In her address to the nation during the pandemic, resplendent, we remember, in her NHS scrub colo...

Soon after the general election of 2001, there was a reception in Buckingham Palace. I had just b...

I speak for all my constituents in Nuneaton when I speak of our deep sadness at Queen Elizabeth’s...

On behalf of everybody in the Wirral, particularly in my constituency, I extend our profound cond...

Today marks the end of an era, the modern Elizabethan era. The Queen was the only monarch that I,...

On behalf of my constituents and the citizens of Sheffield, I pay tribute to the Queen and associ...

I, too, want to reflect on the immense loss that we in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth ha...

As Mr Speaker announced at the beginning of proceedings today, at approximately 6 pm the House wi...

God save the King. [Hon. Members: “God save the King!”] What a very moving address from our new m...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am truly humbled to follow what was, quite frankly, one of the...

Tonight, the good people of Bedfordshire are grieving so deeply because they loved their Queen so...

I rise to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on my behalf and that of the people ...

I remember as a child being given a large pair of scissors and a huge stack of well-thumbed magaz...

Very much like the Prime Minister, I was not raised in a house of monarchists. Yesterday, when th...

She was clever like that.

Yes, she was clever like that. It is an incredible skill, and shows what an icon and a diplomat s...

In April 2017, as MP for South Leicestershire, I had the honour of meeting Her late Majesty the Q...

On behalf of the people of Leicester West, I would like to send our deepest sympathy and condolen...

On behalf of my Faversham and Mid Kent constituents, I echo the moving words that we have just he...

This morning I was walking to the station at Wembley Central and an Afghan lady stopped me. Her l...

It is an honour to be called to speak on this sombre day. On behalf of the people of South Suffol...

It is a true honour to be able to pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of my cons...

On behalf of the people of Mid Norfolk, I send our deepest condolences to all the royal family, H...

On behalf of my constituents in Salford and Eccles, it is an honour to pay tribute to Her late Ma...

I rise at this sombre time to represent my constituents in East Sussex to send our condolences to...

I rise to speak with great sadness to pay tribute on behalf of myself and my constituents to Her ...

On behalf of my constituents in East Hampshire, I want to convey our sincere sympathies to the ro...

It is a privilege to have the opportunity to express my sincere personal sympathies and condolenc...

I stand here most humbly at the heart of our democracy to represent my loyal constituency of Sout...

I rise on behalf of my constituents to offer our condolences to the family of Her late Majesty Qu...

Madam Deputy Speaker, I concur with what you said after listening to our new sovereign King. What...

I rise to speak on behalf of the people of Chesterfield and Staveley, who share the shock, sadnes...

I am honoured to be able to pay tribute to the remarkable life of Her late Majesty, who has touch...

The people of Newcastle have always held a strong and proud sense of our own identity as Geordies...

It is a real honour to be called in this debate, on a day when there have been so many moving con...

As we collectively mourn the loss of our Queen, Elizabeth II, I join others in sending my prayers...

It is with the deepest sadness that I rise to speak on behalf of the people of Erewash to pay tri...

We have heard some glorious stories today about gin, cheese, fiddling with wands and what it was ...

Before I call the next colleague, I would like to briefly give my own tribute on behalf of the pe...

I rise to speak on behalf of the good people of Willenhall, Bloxwich and Walsall North, and curio...

It is an honour to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth on my behalf and that of the constituents of Hu...

My thoughts, and those of Gillingham and Rainham, are with His Majesty King Charles III and the r...

I rise this evening to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of myself and...

On behalf of my constituents in North Norfolk, I rise to pay our respects after the 70 year reign...

In a world that is often confusing and unsettled, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II charted a course...

It is an honour to follow such an inspiring speech by the hon. Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans). I...

We have heard so many incredibly moving and unforgettable speeches today about Her late Majesty, ...

It is a true honour to be here at this time in our nation’s history and to be able to speak about...

It is with a very sad sense of pride that I rise to speak on behalf of my constituents in Edinbur...

I rise on behalf of myself and my constituents in North West Cambridgeshire to pay tribute to Her...

On behalf of my constituents in Weaver Vale, I pay tribute in this period of mourning to Her late...

I rise on behalf of the people of Waveney to pay tribute to Her Majesty the Queen.

With the...

Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, for affording me the opportunity to pay tribute on beh...

On behalf of the residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington, I pay the deepest tribute to Her l...

Watching the family rushing to the bedside of the gravely ill Queen yesterday will have brought b...

I rise to associate my constituents with the tributes made today to Her late Majesty and, on beha...

It is an honour to rise, on behalf of the people of Cardiff North, to pay tribute and offer my de...

I rise to extend the love and heartfelt condolences being expressed in Eastbourne and Willingdon ...

As we mourn the loss of Her late Majesty and celebrate her extraordinary legacy, I wish to convey...

It is the greatest honour to be here today to pay tribute on behalf of my constituents in Derby N...

I rise to pay tribute on behalf of my constituents of Lewisham East and to express my own sadness...

I recall my first encounter with the Queen on a visit to a foreign country: her 1994 visit to Rus...

“Forgetting the things which are behind us, and reaching for the things that are before us, press...

It is only three months since I stood here to join the wonderful tributes to mark Her Majesty the...

I rise to pay my respects on behalf of my constituents in Airdrie and Shotts. It is, of course, w...

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to pay tribute, on my behalf and on behalf of ...

I send my thoughts and condolences, and those of my family and my constituents, to the royal fami...

I rise to speak on behalf of the constituents of Loughborough, Shepshed, Quorn, Barrow, Sileby, H...

I wish to place on record my tribute alongside so many who have spoken today already and offer my...

Across the length and breadth of my constituency of Clwyd South, people have paid heartfelt tribu...

On this sad day, I rise to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We are a nation in...

Some wonderful tributes have been given from across the House to a simply amazing woman, our nati...

This morning I left my Ealing North constituency to come to Parliament by boarding an Elizabeth l...

It is my solemn honour to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of the peo...

I am saddened, but truly grateful and humbled, to have the opportunity on behalf of my constituen...

Mr Deputy Speaker,

“Grief is the price we pay for love”,

as the Queen herself so memo...

Throughout her extraordinary reign, Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was a beacon of stability...

I rise to speak on behalf of my constituents in West Dorset to pay tribute to our late Queen, who...

On behalf of myself, my family, and my constituents in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil and t...

That was an excellent tribute, like so many tributes today; it just goes to show that we are all ...

It is a pleasure to follow the delightful tribute to the Queen by the hon. Member for Meriden (Sa...

When the announcement was made yesterday of Her Majesty’s passing, my tears started immediately. ...

I pay tribute to Her late Majesty the Queen on behalf of myself and my constituents in Enfield, S...

I rise to express the admiration and deep love of the people of Rutland and Melton, the Vale and ...

I rise today on behalf of the people of Aberavon to pay tribute to our late Queen and to send my ...

Her Majesty the Queen has been a given in our lives, an anchor as certain as the sun setting each...

As one of the most recent MPs to swear allegiance to the Queen, I am saddened and humbled to have...

I want to join colleagues in expressing my deepest sorrow at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Eli...

I am both proud and sorrowful, although I am delighted to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Hy...

I rise in deep sadness but with immense gratitude for the life and service of our beloved late so...

This day is a day many of us wished would never come, but many of us also believed that it would ...

Her late Majesty was always warmly welcomed to Northampton, so the town mourns her passing most s...

I add my remarks to the outpouring of love, affection and gratitude for the life of Her late Maje...

It is a solemn honour to rise in this debate to pay tribute to Her late Majesty the Queen, both p...

It is humbling to take part in this very special session as we mourn Her late Majesty Queen Eliza...

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for your indulgence post 10 o’clock for those of us who are here; it is re...

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing us to sit late tonight. Bosworth has an affinity and eternal ...

On behalf of the people of Hastings and Rye, I express our sadness and grief at the death of our ...

On behalf of the constituents of Aylesbury, I convey deepest condolences to His Majesty the King ...

If one wanted an example of how much affection the people of Ipswich had for Her late Majesty, th...

I rise to speak on behalf of my constituents in Runnymede and Weybridge as we and the nation mour...

I rise with great sadness to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II personally and on...

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing the sitting to be extended for Members who want to pay their ...

Thank you, Mr Speaker, and your team for extending the day and for staying so late in the evening...

Today we are united in mourning our beloved Queen Elizabeth II. For 70 years, she has been a sour...

Finally, we have Louie French.

10.48 pm

Thank you, Mr Speaker.

The Queen lived a wonderful life of duty and service, and was an ins...

This is the House is at its best. United in grief, we are brought together with so many stories a...