David Lammy
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103 appearances
6 recordings
3 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 7 Jun
David Lammy’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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We're not consulting on today on the basis of tax rules.
That remains an issue that sits with my colleague, Rachel Reeves.
She'll be very upset with me if I either have to divulge tax arrangements for cohabiting couples.
And look, I think it's right.
We do recognize, don't we, as a society, that with marriage comes certain benefits.
And that is still the case.
But we do not want to disadvantage greatly people who are cohabiting, recognizing that in the modern world, there are many people cohabiting and also recognizing, for example...
that with domestic violence still an issue in society, women fleeing marriage, we don't want to disadvantage those women who have been cohabiting with a partner and end the relationship, get the courage to end the relationship and therefore disadvantage the result for her or indeed her children.
So for all of those reasons, it's right that we bring rights to those who are cohabiting, but they are not the same rights to those who choose to formally enter into a marriage.
Well, you're absolutely right.
Prenups are more common.
They're currently not automatically enforceable.
And they're only upheld if the court determines that they are fair.
And there's uncertainty about what that effectively means.
So that's why we're proposing legally binding nuptial agreements.
with safeguards to ensure that the vulnerable are protected.
And these safeguards will include making sure that individuals have separate legal advice to make sure that there's nothing, no conflicts there, and that prenups must meet financial needs.
For example, ensure that there's enough money for a partner to be rehoused.
Wow.
This is a tragic case.
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