Metropolitan Police Service Debate

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Department: Home Office

Metropolitan Police Service

Denis MacShane Excerpts
Monday 18th July 2011

(13 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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I have been asked that question and I have answered it.

Denis MacShane Portrait Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab)
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Before Wednesday’s debate, would the Home Secretary have the kindness to place in the Library details of all communications, in writing or by phone or e-mail, between Andy Coulson and her private office since she took up the post of Home Secretary?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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The right hon. Gentleman, like a number of his colleagues, is seeming to focus purely on Andy Coulson. I say to him and Members of the House that we have a serious job to do—to ensure that we restore confidence in the Metropolitan police and the police generally and to deal with allegations over the operations of the police. We owe it to the public and to the honourable police officers in the Met and other forces in the country to do that seriously, to consider all the allegations and to ensure that they are followed through and dealt with.