Deputy PM David Lammy’s conference speech in full
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“We will reconnect Britain” – Lammy’s foreign policy speech to Chatham House
Below is the full text of Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy's speech to Chatham House this afternoon. Thank you, Chatham House, for hosting me here today. This institution is an encapsulation of Britain in the world – at its best. A…
“A United Kingdom that looks outwards instead of inwards” – Lammy’s speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the Labour Party conference by Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Liverpool today. What an honour it was to listen to Lesia Vasylenko from Ukraine’s Parliament. Please stand up. Let’s…
“Britain at its best is a beating heart of progress” – David Lammy’s full speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered this morning by Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy to the annual Progressive Britain conference. I am so pleased to be giving a speech to an audience of progressives today. It makes a change…
“The twisted lies of imperialism”: David Lammy on Russia and the Ukraine crisis
Below is the full text of the speech delivered in parliament this afternoon by Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Russia and the Ukraine crisis. My ancestors knew what it is like to have their freedom taken away at the barrel of gun…
International unity against Russian aggression is crucial and must continue
The Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders in Kyiv is a powerful testimony to the human costs of Russian aggression against Ukraine. It is covered by the faces – many barely in their twenties – of those killed since the conflict in Donbas began in…
“Whatever rights they come for next, we will fight them” – Lammy’s speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy's speech to Labour Party conference 2021. David Lammy, Tottenham CLP. I am excited to give my first ever conference speech, it has only taken me 21 years…
David Lammy speech: “Human rights are an integral part of Labour’s mission”
Below is the full speech on strengthening human rights delivered by Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy to the Institute for Public Policy Research today. We must not take our human rights for granted. I know this because I am the first…
It’s more important than ever that we vote for London by voting for Labour
There is no escaping the fact that over the last five years we have lived through one of the most difficult and painful periods in London’s modern history. It has included the heartbreaking fire that killed my friend Khadija Saye and 71…
English identity, civic nationalism and a compulsory civic service
The words below were delivered by David Lammy on March 3rd at the English Labour Network’s ‘Politics of England’ event. He was speaking in his capacity as MP for Tottenham and author of new book ‘Tribes’. To mark St. George's Day, we…
May’s deal is the worst of all worlds. We must again reject it decisively
This is a crucial week for the country, the economy and for the Labour Party. Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement has huge implications for the Brexit outcome and for the jobs, industries and businesses of the UK. Just as importantly, it has…
Labour Together: Belonging
This has been one of the most turbulent weeks in British politics for decades, with eight Labour MPs and three Tories having resigned from their parties. Politics must find answers to the problems faced by this country, or the turbulence…