Karl Turner MP: speeches
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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- 24 Jun 2026 · Elections: First Past the Post · Hansard source
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Order. Interventions need to be a bit shorter. Thank you.
- 24 Jun 2026 · Elections: First Past the Post · Hansard source
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Order. I am going to impose an informal five-minute limit on speeches.
- 24 Jun 2026 · Elections: First Past the Post · Hansard source
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Order. Before I move on to the next speaker, can I just say something about housekeeping? If a right hon. or hon. Member intends to mention another Member of this House—specifically, the leader of His Majesty’s loyal Opposition—they should inform that Member. I am sure it was done inadvertently, but I say that just in case other Members wish to make mention of it.
- 24 Jun 2026 · Elections: First Past the Post · Hansard source
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Thank you for the entertaining contribution, Mr Morrison.
- 24 Jun 2026 · Elections: First Past the Post · Hansard source
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Thank you, Mr Shannon—nearly bang on time.
- 24 Jun 2026 · Elections: First Past the Post · Hansard source
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Order. Quickly, if you do not mind. We have an informal five-minute limit.
- 24 Jun 2026 · Public Libraries: Bournemouth East · Hansard source
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I remind Members that interventions must be short.
- 24 Jun 2026 · Public Libraries: Bournemouth East · Hansard source
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I will call Tom Hayes to move the motion; I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and from the Minister. As is the convention for a 30-minute debate, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up.
- 19 May 2026 · Jury Trial Proposals · Hansard source
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Bin it!
- 28 Apr 2026 · Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges · Hansard source
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I completely agree with my right hon. Friend. I think I said on Twitter that he rarely gets things wrong—I was accused of being wrong for agreeing with what he said. In the time I have known him, my right hon. Friend has rarely, in my opinion, got it wrong. I think he is absolutely spot on. I am confident and convinced. I know the Prime Minister and know that he is not a liar. I know for a fact that he would not deliberately mislead. I think he would be exonerated. The trouble we now face is accusations from the electorate that we stopped the inquiry from happening in the first place and that the Prime Minister is guilty through the fact that we avoided it. Once we are in that position, we have a big problem, because you cannot prove something that never happened.
- 20 Apr 2026 · Security Vetting · Hansard source
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Anybody who knows the Prime Minister will know full well that he would never, ever deliberately mislead this House, but the reality is this: ex post facto vetting is utterly pointless when the appointment is political. The trouble that we all face is that trust in the Prime Minister and in politics is diminishing as this sorry saga continues. In the 17 days we have leading up to those very important elections, what does the Prime Minister propose to do to win back the trust of the country?
- 20 Apr 2026 · Topical Questions · Hansard source
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Whistleblowers have raised serious concerns with me about the governance of academy trusts in my constituency. I have raised this matter privately with the Secretary of State, but I wonder whether she might arrange for a Minister to meet those whistleblowers so that they can have those concerns taken seriously, as I am seriously concerned myself.
- 10 Mar 2026 · Courts and Tribunals Bill · Hansard source
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What does my hon. and learned Friend say about the fact that judges will have to give detailed reasons for their judgments and for why they have decided on a case in a particular way? I declare an interest: my wife is a judge and it takes her days, and often more than a week, to come up with the reasons for the decisions that she has taken.
- 10 Mar 2026 · Courts and Tribunals Bill · Hansard source
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I have just looked at the recent stats. In 2025 there were 67 ethnic minority circuit judges and 42 judges of unknown ethnicity, while there were 637 white judges, the vast majority of whom were men. What does my hon. Friend say about that?
- 3 Feb 2026 · Changes to Jury Trials · Hansard source
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As the Deputy Prime Minister speaks, there is no sitting in 56 of the 516 Crown courtrooms. That is because he and his Department cap the number of sitting days in those courts. It is, in my view, a dereliction of duty to plan to do away with some jury trials when courts are not sitting. The Institute for Government says that Sir Brian’s 20% estimate, which was pulled from thin air, is more like 2%. What on earth are this Government doing? Why do we not get a grip of what is really happening in the system?
- 3 Feb 2026 · Changes to Jury Trials · Hansard source
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We used to be friends, David!
- 7 Jan 2026 · Jury Trials · Hansard source
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Will the Minister give way?
- 7 Jan 2026 · Jury Trials · Hansard source
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rose —
- 7 Jan 2026 · Jury Trials · Hansard source
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The Minister talks about Sir Brian’s presumption—which is what it is—that there will be a 20% reduction in time with a single judge, as opposed to a jury. I think that presumption is probably right, and I think he is probably right to say that it is conservative, but what about the writing up? When does the judge write the judgment and give the reasons? Are they doing that while putting the kids to bed in the evening, or are they doing it the following day, the day after and the day after that? Reasons will be necessary when a single judge is deciding the innocence or guilt of a defendant. What is the answer?
- 16 Dec 2025 · Grassroots Cricket Clubs · Hansard source
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Order. Before the hon. Gentleman continues, I remind Members that interventions are meant to be very short.
- 16 Dec 2025 · Grassroots Cricket Clubs · Hansard source
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Order. I remind Members to bob should they wish to catch my eye to speak in this debate.
- 16 Dec 2025 · Transgender People: Provision of Healthcare · Hansard source
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Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to speak in this debate. I have to put on a time limit of three minutes for speeches.
- 16 Dec 2025 · Transgender People: Provision of Healthcare · Hansard source
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Order. I remind Members that interventions need to be very short. Lots of Members want to take part in this debate and long interventions eat into the time for speeches.
- 16 Dec 2025 · Transgender People: Provision of Healthcare · Hansard source
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We have four minutes remaining for three speakers.
- 16 Dec 2025 · Transgender People: Provision of Healthcare · Hansard source
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Order.
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