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HANSARDLord MandelsonWhat you were hearing, Madam Deputy Speaker, was incredulity being expressed by my hon. Friends at the revelation that so discredited a man had such an influence over the choice…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonAbsolutely. We have to erode this cancer that is affecting our public life and the esteem in which public servants are held. When the public see what has happened over this period…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMy hon. Friend makes his point in his own way. I just draw attention to the fact that “Freedom 250” is how the United States is describing the celebrations for the 250th…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThese revelations keep coming, yet answers come there none. I hope that in due course we can pursue these points further with the Prime Minister when he next appears in the House.04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonActually, I think the appointment has been made. I have met the gentleman concerned, who is an esteemed member of the diplomatic corps. He was present at Mr Speaker’s dinner in…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am not going to suggest that we do not vote in support of our own motion. We know from the course of this debate that a lot more questions are being raised. In due course, with…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI was going to conclude by saying that I go along with those people who have called for a public inquiry, because it would be able to require the production of the documents. We…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention, and I am certainly not going to make any accusations about her owing anything to Peter Mandelson’s patronage. From what she…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Judgment, discretion and the way that we behave are fundamental; they are part of our character, and we know that character is set quite…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonAnd if the Government cannot give a straight answer to my right hon. Friend’s question, that is another reason why we need a public inquiry.04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI do not know how much credibility the hon. Gentleman has given to people whom he knows to be serial liars in his professional life. That is the issue. If the Prime Minister was…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans), who participates a lot more frequently than I do in Opposition day debates. On the basis…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am sorry; I understated the proposition, and my right hon. Friend is quite right to correct me. If we had a public inquiry, we could extend its terms of references to…04 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesDoes the Minister think that the deep involvement of Mandelson with Epstein shows that Epstein’s victims were not only women and girls but may have included young men?02 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: ReferendumsMay I share with my hon. Friend a cautionary tale? Often, reorganisation is promoted as delivering better value for money, but since Christchurch was absorbed into the…21 Jan 2026HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDoes the hon. Lady agree that there are practical consequences flowing from the failure of the— [ Interruption. ]15 Jan 2026HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDoes the hon. Lady accept that there are practical consequences flowing from the intolerable delay in the Government making an announcement about the scheme? For example, repairs…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindHow are the figures that the Secretary of State has announced today compatible with the Climate Change Committee’s seventh carbon budget last year, which said that the cost of…14 Jan 2026HANSARDUniversities: Statutory Duty of CareI call Phil Brickell, who has one minute.13 Jan 2026HANSARDUniversities: Statutory Duty of CareOrder. Back Benchers’ speeches must end by 10.30 am so that we can move on to the wind-ups.13 Jan 2026