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HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI thank my right hon. Friend for that timely spelling out of exactly what the Prime Minister read—and yet he went ahead and made the appointment anyway. I take the remarks of the…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressThat is entirely true. I believe that the ISC said as much in one of its responses to Government disclosure, saying it was very troubled by the fact that this guidance, which all…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressMy right hon. Friend is right. The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister will have heard his remarks, and I hope he will respond to them. Further to what my right hon. Friend…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI open my remarks by paying tribute to Sir Alex Younger, the former head of MI6, who we learned had passed away during this debate. He was an incredible public servant who gave an…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for his intervention. He is absolutely right: there is no higher authority than Parliament and consequently the Government should bear…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI congratulate the hon. Lady on taking the opportunity to put that on the record. This is information that the House deserves to have. In what cases are we dealing with messages…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI just want to make sure that I understand—I hope the Minister will forgive me if I do not. In his case, was it his permanent secretary as the accounting officer who verified that…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble AddressI also find that very difficult to believe. We have these comments about the due diligence documents, and we have these comments about Epstein. We also have the comments about…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseIt was on the news. The case of Peter Mandelson’s appointment remains of the utmost national importance simply because it touches on national security and on the Prime Minister’s…01 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseI thank the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement. If the story in The Times is to be believed, he may be positioning himself to be the chief…01 Jun 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThis has been a long and sometimes interesting debate. We have had some revelations. I was interested to hear the speech by the leader of the Liberal Democrats, the right hon.…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)I will give way now.27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)No. We are now entering the season finale of the tragedy that is this Government’s Northern Ireland Troubles Bill. It has been a long season. Despite taking office in July 2024,…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)At the outset, I pay tribute to the veterans who came to Parliament Square today, the veterans who have sent messages of support and are watching at home, and the veterans who are…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)I have read that letter. I have great respect for the WAVE trust; I did some work with it when I first came to the House. I respectfully disagree with what is in that letter, for…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and there will be ample opportunity for them to do so tonight. Tonight the Government and Labour Back Benchers have a choice, and the choice is…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)I am sad to say that I am not surprised by either of those things. I am not surprised that the Government are living on vague promises to table amendments—despite having had six…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)I fear that the hon. and learned Gentleman is right. This morning, we saw that Sinn Féin have spoken out in opposition to the very idea of amendments, so we wonder how it will be…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)We will get to immunity in a moment, but the Labour party needs to look down within its soul and its history before it says such things. The Bill will reopen the door to vexatious…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)My hon. Friend always speaks incredibly powerfully on this point. The Government have also argued that our Bill was found to be incompatible with human rights legislation, but…27 Apr 2026