thejustice secretary, david gauke, says the government s main priority has to be the safety of the public when considering the case of shamima begum. the family of the pregnant teenager who left britain to join the islamic state group say they d welcome a police investigation into her actions, but want the government to help bring her home. sophie long reports. this is the al hawl camp in northern syria where the 19 year old from east london is living as she awaits the birth of her third child. shamima begum says both her son and daughter died, and she wants to come back to britain so her unborn baby does not the same fate. herfamily, who had feared they would never see her again, have asked the government to help them get her home. but the justice secretary says there are risks to allowing people like shamima begum to return to britain, and they would look at her case very closely. what has to be the priority of the british government is ensuring the protection of the br
and it s a pity those members selected will never have to joy of enriching he could be today s house of commons. he was a man of considerable wit of great charm. he was passionate about his politics are not very deep-seated views. however passionate he was, there is never a hint of malice or threat a behavior from an. he was one of those great politicians who would absolutely love a stranger s are half an hour later. he was a man of great authenticity in an era where the public politicians are molded to be as colorless as possible. a man of great integrity who spoke from the heart about the issues he cares so much about. and he loves this place from the minute he came here and i remember coming to see him a few weeks after the election. he absolutely loved the house of commons. however important he became in this place, he was never self-important at any time. i will remember him for integrity, humanity and decency and many of us in this house will have that accolade. i am ve
intuitive common sense. mr. speaker, i think charles would be the first to admit cheerily that he was not a details man when it came to policy. he treated the necessary, but often tedious detail of policy discussions within the noble democrats with the same attitude he viewed his constituency, admired from afar but a trial endured by others. [ laughter ] at one of his earliest decisions when he was leader of the liberal democrats was to end the long health convention the leader of the party, should attend all of the regular and invariably lengthy meetings of the democrat party committee. it was a characteristically wise decision for which i was forever grateful during my time as leader. [ laughter ] again, mr. speaker his disregard for the undergrowth of policymaking should not obscure his unusually instinctive and deadly serious appreciation of the bigger picture in politics. whether in europe constitutional reform, arguments against national and politics of identity or life
parliamentarians. mr. speaker, if we carry ourselves with the honesty and wisdom of mr. kennedy, politics would be held in much higher esteem than it is today. mr. clark. mr. speaker grateful for the opportunity to make a brief addition to the tribute already paid to the party leaders which i wholly agree. i, too, remember charlie kennedy arriving in the house of commons in 1983 making a startling impression. he was very young. he was a student. he looked like a schoolboy. and rapidly people realized that in addition to all these rather striking attributes, he combined it with being intelligent articulate, self-confident, and capable of addressing the house in a very, very fluent and eloquent way with that joking relaxed charm, which was his very distinctive style which i don t recall anybody else achieving in the way that he did. he rapidly became because he was such an unexpected but unique figure very prominent, not just in parparliament, but nationally, and he looked
deepest condolences to his family and his friends. here, here. thank you, mr. speaker. the whole house were shocked and so deeply saddened by the sudden news yesterday morning of the death of charles kennedy. as you said it s a tragic loss to his family, his son donald is 10 years old and i know the thoughts and prayers of the whole house are with his family and his friends at this time. mr. speaker s right now should come together in a trip to a man whose character and courage inspired us all. and who served serve his constituents so well for almost 32 years. there was something very special about charles. it is good for an alastair campbell but yesterday, he spoke fluent human because he had humanity and everything in every cell. mr. speaker, charles kennedy will be remembered for his success him for his principled and intellect, and above all for his incredible warmth and good humor. i will say a word about each. he was elected as the youngest member of parliament in 1