UK Privileges Committee Inquiry Questioned Amid Local Election Timing
Emily Thornberry, chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, questioned the timing of calls for an inquiry by the Privileges Committee. She suggested the timing might be an attempt to score political points before local elections. Lord Mandelson was mentioned multiple times in relation to the inquiry.
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“of Lord Mandelson multiple times, and insisted an inquiry by the privileges. Emily Thornberry, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, questioned the timing of the calls for an investigation. It may be that at some stage in the future, some of the questions haven't been answered and it is decided that they are of sufficient importance that the Privileges Committee should be involved. But I don't really see why we're doing it at the moment, apart from potentially people trying to score points in advance of the local elections. I'm sorry to say that, but I'm not supposed to be partisan”
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