In Parliament

Following the Prime Minister’s statement on the Grenfell Tower fire, James Cleverly asks the PM if the London Resilience Forum plans were fully implemented and calls for lessons learned in the inquiry are fed back into resilience forums around the country.

James Cleverly calls for permanent memorial to PC Keith Palmer who was killed defending the Houses of Parliament before the General Election.

James Cleverly rejects calls for the Prime Minister to intervene directly in the Northern Ireland talks at the moment as it would reward intransigence on the part of some political parties in Northern Ireland.

Following the Prime Minister's statement on the London attacks, James Cleverly pays a very personal tribute to PC Keith Palmer, whom he has known for 25 years, who was killed in the line of duty on Wednesday preventing the attacker from entering the Houses of Parliament. 

Following the Prime Minister's statement on the European Council meeting, James Cleverly urges the PM to ensure that her wish for the rights of EU citizens in the UK and British citizens in the remaining EU to be a priority in the negotiations is not used as a bargaining chip by EU negotiators who want to prioritise the so-called divorce settlement. 

James Cleverly highlights failure of previous Government’ efforts to digitise health records which has led to problems with storage of paper records.

James Cleverly rejects amendments to the Article 50 Bill calling for a National Convention of representatives, as the British people have already made their views clear in the referendum and they should have the final say.

Speaking in a debate on the Armed Forces Covenant, James Cleverly highlights the need for servicemen and women to have the confidence that they will receive full support when they return to civilian life.

James Cleverly backs the Bill to enable to Government to trigger Article 50 and formally start the process of leaving the EU.