Speeches

This was the theme of a debate which Alistair Lexden introduced in the Lords on 3 May. During the course of his speech, he returned once more to two inter...

On 20 April, Alistair Lexden raised a serious local conservation issue in the House of Lords. In Kensington, London, the views of a vigorous and representative...

Alistair Lexden has, on many occasions, condemned Boris Johnson’s Northern Ireland Protocol of 2019. It created an intolerable trade barrier within the UK and...

In the Lords on 20 March, Alistair Lexden returned to an issue which has concerned him greatly for a long time. He said: “I remind the House that for many...

That was the theme of comments made by Alistair Lexden in the Lords on 13 March. He said: “ Does not a strong Union require good, efficient and reliable air...

On 27 February, the Lords debated and passed legislation to defer elections in Northern Ireland that are now due since there is no immediate prospect of...

On 23 February, in a debate in the Lords on police and crime panels—bodies created in 2012 to scrutinise the work of police and crime commissioners—Alistair...

In the Lords on 6 February, Alistair Lexden continued his campaign to bring Mike Veale, the discredited police chief, to book. Since his vendetta against Sir...

There is no prospect of an early end to the scandals that have damaged public confidence in the Metropolitan Police so badly. The impressive new Commissioner...