Veale: the Home Office's failure 26th January 2023 Alistair Lexden has repeatedly called on the Home Office to bring an end to a long-running scandal, which has enabled Mike Veale, a former police chief accused... Speeches
Bringing state and independent schools together 17th January 2023 Keir Starmer recently launched an attack on independent schools with his plans to put VAT on fees and other changes. What he ought to be doing is encouraging... ArticlesSpeeches
Veale: a disgraced policeman to oversee a police force 22nd December 2022 Outrage has been expressed on several occasions this year in the Lords about Mike Veale, who conducted a biased investigation of child sex allegations against... Speeches
The Conservative Party and Northern Ireland 6th December 2022 On 5 December, the Lords debated and passed emergency legislation to postpone further elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly because of the continuing... Speeches
Why the party of Sir Robert Peel must support the reform of his Metropolitan Police Service today 2nd December 2022 On 1 December, Alistair Lexden introduced a short debate in the Lords on the urgent need for the reform of the Metropolitan Police. The text of his speech... Speeches
Where are the new hospitals? 10th November 2022 A pledge to build a large number of them was a prominent feature of the last Tory election manifesto. In the Lords on 9 November, Alistair Lexden asked about... Speeches
A disgraced police chief and a supine Home Office 31st October 2022 It can be a long and difficult process to bring police officers to book for misconduct —as Alistair Lexden has found out in the case of Mike Veale, from his... Speeches
An education system for the 21st century 14th October 2022 Britain needs to reform its education system to make it fit for this century. The Times newspaper set up an Education Commission in 2021 to work out what should... Speeches
How a disgraced policeman lives the life of Riley 19th July 2022 At oral question time In the Lords on 18 July, Alistair Lexden returned to the extraordinary saga of a shameful former chief constable, Mike Veale. He reminded... Speeches
