Darren Jones to answer urgent question over the issue following damning statement from intelligence and security committeeOn Friday parliament’s intelligence and security committee issued a damning statement about the government’s response to the humble address requiring the release of documents relating to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U
On Friday parliament’s intelligence and security committee issued a damning statement about the government’s response to the humble address requiring the release of documents relating to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. It said the government was not fully complying with what is in effect an instruction from the Commons. For good measure, the committee also accuses the government of not keeping proper record of its decisions and of doing far too much business by WhatsApp. Here is our story, by Henry Dyer and Paul Lewis .
Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says Read more At 12.30pm Jeremy Wright , deputy chair of the committee and a former Tory attorney general, will ask a Commons urgent question about this. He is asking Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, to reply.
The UQ will be followed, about an hour later, by a statement from Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, on HS2.
