Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address Debate

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Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address

Luke Evans Excerpts
Tuesday 19th May 2026

(3 weeks, 1 day ago)

Commons Chamber
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Darren Jones Portrait Darren Jones
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The hon. Gentleman is making assumptions about redactions that he has neither seen nor read. Redactions have been made in relation to personal data or national security and international relations—that is it.

Luke Evans Portrait Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth) (Con)
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The Government stand accused by not one but two of the most august Committees in this House of not playing fair in giving across the information. The Minister’s argument is simply that the Government have done nothing wrong. If that is the case, why would both of those Committees come to this House and lay those accusations?

Darren Jones Portrait Darren Jones
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That is a question for those Committees.