Speaker's statement and Tribute on Wednesday, 2 February 2022, in the House of Commons, led by Speaker.

Speaker’s Statement

Statement and tributes to Jack Dromey following his death on 7 January 2022.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 708 cc279-301
Session: 2021-22
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lindsay Hoyle | 708 c279 (Link to this contribution)
We now come to tributes to Jack Dromey.
Jack made his mark long before he came into this Ho...; Boris Johnson | 708 cc279-280 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. On 7 January, this House suffered the loss of the hon. Member fo...; Keir Starmer | 708 cc280-1 (Link to this contribution)
On a point or order, Mr Speaker. Since the sudden passing of our friend Jack, tributes from every...; Peter Bottomley | 708 c282 (Link to this contribution)
May I say through you, Mr Speaker, and through the right hon. and learned Member for Camberwell a...; Ian Blackford | 708 cc282-3 (Link to this contribution)
Over recent months, we have been forced to gather here far too often to remember colleagues who, ...; Guy Opperman | 708 c283 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you for allowing me, exceptionally, to speak from the Front Bench on a very difficult occas...; Baroness Hodge of Barking | 708 cc283-4 (Link to this contribution)
My husband Henry introduced me to Jack and Harriet when we got together in the ‘70s. We were, as ...; Andrew Mitchell | 708 cc284-5 (Link to this contribution)
It is a privilege and an honour to speak today about Jack, who I am proud to call my friend and c...; Layla Moran | 708 cc285-6 (Link to this contribution)
To the tributes already paid, I add the profound sympathies of both myself and all the Liberal De...; Greg Clark | 708 cc286-7 (Link to this contribution)
Jack made a big impression as soon as he was elected to this place in 2010 and was appointed to t...; Lord Cryer | 708 cc287-8 (Link to this contribution)
I will start by saying how great it is to see the Mother of the House, our inspiration, my right ...; Tracey Crouch | 708 c288 (Link to this contribution)
I do not remember the first time I met Jack, but that is probably because when I did, I walked aw...; Jim Shannon | 708 cc288-9 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to add a contribution from my party. I apologise that my right hon. Friend the M...; Yvette Cooper | 708 cc289-290 (Link to this contribution)
No one could have failed to be moved on Monday by the incredible tributes to Jack from his three ...; Liam Byrne | 708 cc290-1 (Link to this contribution)
Jack Dromey was my mentor, my teacher, my political partner and my friend for almost a decade and...; Jess Phillips | 708 cc291-2 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow my colleague and friend from Birmingham, my right hon. Friend the Memb...; Shabana Mahmood | 708 cc292-3 (Link to this contribution)
Jack and I were both elected in the 2010 general election, and he was my constituency neighbour, ...; Clive Efford | 708 cc293-4 (Link to this contribution)
It goes without saying that the loss of Jack has shocked us all, and our hearts go out to Harriet...; Gary Sambrook | 708 cc294-5 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you for squeezing me in, Mr Speaker.
I had known Jack for about 12 years, since he wa...; Lindsay Hoyle | 708 c295 (Link to this contribution)
I am very concerned about leaving enough time for the Mother of the House, who is going to sum up...; Karin Smyth | 708 cc295-6 (Link to this contribution)
I rise as vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Ireland and the Irish in Britain. My...; Khalid Mahmood | 708 cc296-7 (Link to this contribution)
I first met Jack during the Longbridge dispute, when we, as Members of Parliament, were getting t...; Angela Eagle | 708 c297 (Link to this contribution)
I want to pay a very short tribute,
because we have heard so much from both sides of the Ho...; Barry Sheerman | 708 c297 (Link to this contribution)
Jack Dromey has been in my life for a very long time. I was a candidate in Taunton—an eminently w...; Rushanara Ali | 708 c298 (Link to this contribution)
I first met Jack when I was a young researcher working for the then MP Oona King and he was at th...; Helen Hayes | 708 cc298-9 (Link to this contribution)
Jack Dromey had a fierce heart for justice, and combined with his inherent kindness and decency, ...; Hilary Benn | 708 c299 (Link to this contribution)
I think we all thought that Jack would always be here because the whole of his life was devoted t...; Lindsay Hoyle | 708 c299 (Link to this contribution)
I am now going to bring in the Mother of the House, the right hon. and learned Member for Camberw...; Baroness Harman | 708 c300 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. On behalf of myself and my family, I warmly thank all hon. Members who hav...
Subjects: Death Dromey, Jack
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