Charles Walker pays tribute to Sir David Natzler KCB, on his retirement from the office of Clerk of the House of Commons.
Speaking in the debate on Brexit, Charles Walker calls for Parliament to support a compromise amendment that will enable the Prime Minister to go back to Brussels with a strong mandate to renegotiate on the backstop and deliver a deal that 80% of people can unite behind.
Charles Walker urges MPs to put national interest ahead of party politics and support the Prime Minister’s Withdrawal Agreement in January as they cannot refuse to support any deal and, at the same time, refuse to support 'no deal' as part of a plan to get a second referendum in the hope of overturning the vote of 2016.
Charles Walker raises his concerns at last week's press release from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the high levels of nitrogen dioxide in Broxbourne and calls on Hertfordshire County Council and Veolia to withdraw the planning application for the 350,000 tonne incinerator which will generate a further 90,000 HGV movements a year.