EU Referendum (Privy Council)
Debate between Naz Shah and Chris Grayling(8 years, 1 month ago)
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Chris Grayling
If I understand it correctly, the serious issue is about the story in the newspaper, which is being investigated, but my predecessor, the former Lord President of the Council, has said that the story is categorically untrue.
Naz Shah (Bradford West) (Lab)
Yesterday, the Sunday Telegraph reported that Government sources had described the alleged leak by the Justice Secretary as a “sackable offence”. Will the Leader of the House confirm that the Justice Secretary had the support of the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues to remain in post?