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Liam Byrne
Member of Parliament · Labour
Spoke in: House of Commons, Business and Trade Committee, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee), Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
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House of Commons · House of Commons · 26 October 2026
Backbench Debate: Royal Mail performance and regulatory failure
“I'm grateful to the Minister for giving way, but what has gone sort of remarkably unremarked in this debate is the role of Ofcom, to which we give 222 million pounds a year and which is systematically failing to put…”
Watch from 7:07:55House Business Motions and Petitions: Committee memberships and local issues
“Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise to present this petition on behalf of the residents of Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North which insists that Ward End fire station must stay open. The Fire Brigades Union has been warning for the…”
Watch from 7:22:17
Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee · House of Commons · 20 October 2026
Opening of session: department vision and four objectives
“Order, order. Welcome to today's session when I'm delighted that we're able to welcome Secretary of State to the committee along with Amanda Brooks. Thank you very much indeed for joining us this afternoon. We are about to kick off…”
Watch from 0:01Pre-budget pressures: cost of doing business and energy
“So you're not deaf to that. Yeah. And you've obviously now got the chance to integrate science and technology spend with real power now that that's moved into your department. Hitherto that has been a little disjointed from the industrial…”
Watch from 4:56Industrial strategy, UKRI spend and ISC statutory status
“Yeah. Well we'll have more things to say on that tomorrow when we publish the government response for our Investing in the UK report, which was I'm afraid to say produced under the last administration but quite disappointing. The lever…”
Watch from 6:57
House of Commons · House of Commons · 15 October 2026
Topical Questions: Trade with India, EU relations and sector issues
“On Tuesday, the head of MI5 warned that AI could help terrorists develop bioweapons, while in committee, OpenAI and Anthropic told us that statutory AI safety controls are now essential. We are blessed to have the AI Security Institute in…”
Watch from 1:01:48
Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee · House of Commons · 13 October 2026
Speech
“Order, order, welcome to today's session of the Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee inquiry into AI safety and governance. We are incredibly grateful to you our witnesses for joining us here in the House of Commons today and for…”
Watch from 0:02Opening of inquiry and whistleblower resignations
“I just want to make sure we've captured that correctly, Daniel. So you said OpenAI would not behave responsibly. That was your belief. Okay. Stephen, you I think have also left OpenAI. Can you tell us why you took that…”
Watch from 1:47Opening of inquiry and whistleblower resignations
“Steven, you were responsible for helping lead product safety and dangerous capability evaluation teams. And you're telling us that there was pressure on you not to talk about those risks or use language like dangerous, even when you saw there…”
Watch from 3:46
House of Commons · House of Commons · 9 September 2026
Statement: Jaguar Land Rover redundancies and automotive strategy
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Four thousand jobs lost at Jaguar Land Rover is a body blow for workers, families and communities across the West Midlands. So I commend Richard Parker, the Mayor of the West Midlands, for moving quickly…”
Watch from 3:26:26
Business and Trade Committee · House of Commons · 8 September 2026
MOD officials on procurement budget opacity and speed reforms
“Welcome to today's second panel of the Business and Trade Committee hearings into industrial policy. Thank you very much indeed to our officials for joining us from the Ministry of Defence today. We're really grateful to you for making time…”
Watch from 39:34MOD officials on procurement budget opacity and speed reforms
“And you think you'll be able to give us a snapshot of where we are on that journey if I wrote to you? All right. I see you nodding. Thank you very much indeed. You'll accept that the old defence…”
Watch from 46:02MOD officials on procurement budget opacity and speed reforms
“You'd accept it's a little blurry at the moment. So if I look at the numbers for air, it grows from 27.8 billion to quotes 70 billion between 2030 and 2035. Um but it doesn't really say exactly what is…”
Watch from 47:43
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