Speaking in an Adjournment debate on the Northern Ireland coroner’s ruling that SAS soldiers were unjustified in killing four IRA members in Clonoe in 1992—and his decision to refer the case to the Director of Public Prosecutions—Jesse Norman condemns the ruling as a grave injustice and a double standard that is both deeply damaging to morale and unjust to veterans.
Shadow Leader of the House Jesse Norman criticises the Chancellor’s Spring Statement in which her growth forecast has been halved, she increased cuts to welfare benefits, and has a projected record-high tax burden by 2027-28 with the threat of more tax rises to come.
As we mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Jesse Norman welcomes the proposed increase in defence spending, but raises concerns that the increase was overstated, details were leaked to the media prematurely, and muddled by aggregating the intelligence services budget into the defence budget, potentially hiding cuts.
Shadow Leader of the House Jesse Norman calls for action from the Government as it faces mounting economic challenges, with downgraded growth forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility and the Bank of England, alongside fiscal constraints and new US steel tariffs.
