Derek Twigg
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(2 years, 10 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
Any drug taking would be excessive. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman should direct that question to the Labour Front Bench.
Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)
We have heard a lot about prejudging things today, but we only have to look at paragraph iii of the general findings for mention of
“failures of leadership and judgment by different parts of No 10 and the Cabinet Office… Some of the events should not have been allowed to take place. Other events should not have been allowed to develop as they did.”
I do not think that that is prejudging anything; it is very clear. There is only one person in charge at No. 10 in totality, and that is the Prime Minister. Let me remind the Prime Minister why this rule breaking and the way No. 10 behaved matters. Let me quote a constituent. This is from one of a number of emails I have had from constituents who have lost loved ones. She said:
“We received a call at 11.15pm on 29th May saying mum was deteriorating. Both my sister & I drove to the home and I spent the night sat on a chair outside her bedroom window watching her die! All I could do was sob & shout to her and tell her that I loved her. I couldn’t even hold her hand”.
That is why you should go, Prime Minister.