In Parliament

Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Shailesh Vara calls on the Government to address problem that soldiers recruited from Commonwealth countries to serve in the British Army are not being given correct immigration information before they sign up.

Shailesh Vara welcomes the MOD announcement that all posts in the military are now open to women and calls for more publicity to ensure that women and girls are aware.

Shailesh Vara seeks a meeting with the Government to discuss a flyover on the A1 by Wittering.

Speaking in the debate on the Prime Minister’s statement on leaving the EU, Shailesh Vara rejects any idea of taking ‘no deal’ off the table in the negotiations and supports the Prime Minister’s call to “hold our nerve.” 

As the Brexit process progresses, Shailesh Vara calls on politicians to use measured language as recent events have shown the peace in Northern Ireland is clearly still fragile at times.

Shailesh Vara explains why he will vote against the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement in the meaningful vote.

Shailesh Vara rejects scaremongering about trading on WTO rules and quotes the president of the Port of Calais who said that there will not be queues at Dover.

Following the Prime Minister’s statement on the Brexit withdrawal agreement and the decision to delay the vote, Shailesh Vara says that any attempt to hold a second referendum would ensure that the UK would lose all credibility on the international stage when speaking up for democracy.

During the opening day of the debate on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, Shailesh Vara asks the Prime Minister why, since neither the EU, Ireland or the UK wish to use the backstop, the EU would not, as a sign of good faith, permit one additional line in the agreement to the effect that the UK could give three months' notice to leave the customs union.