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Liam Byrne
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Liam Byrne is the chair of the Business and Trade Committee in the UK Parliament.
Notable Quotes
"MPs are taking the allegations 'acutely seriously'."View Story →
"MPs will also discuss the potential for an investigation into Andrew for his conduct whilst trade envoy."View Story →
"The Committee is very concerned by consistent and growing reports, and now many direct representations, about significant failures in Royal Mail's letter delivery service."View Story →
"We can't restore our High Streets unless we take out the cancer of organised crime."View Story →
"Whether or not these redundancies are voluntary, we now need urgent assurances that maximum support will be deployed to help everyone affected find new work."View Story →
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