UK Ambassador to USA: Leaked Emails
Debate between Drew Hendry and Alan Duncan(5 years, 4 months ago)
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Sir Alan Duncan
I agree with the hon. Gentleman. Standards of decency are slipping, and they need to be restored.
Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (SNP)
This is an unprecedented leak, but is the Minister at least relieved that the incompetency and failure of the man who is likely to become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is in the public domain, and he does not have to worry about the ambassadors of other nations doing a similar job?
Sir Alan Duncan
The hon. Gentleman is, of course, permitted to make whatever judgments he wishes to make.
It would appear that that was the last question. Let me say to the House, first, that I am very grateful for the cross-party support that has been displayed. It is a credit to the House that this exchange has been so dignified and purposeful. Secondly, let me reiterate once again our full support for Sir Kim Darroch as our ambassador. Thirdly, I hope that through your channels, Mr Speaker, we can also convey to the President of the United States our respect for him personally, for his office, and for the enduring relationship—which I hope will endure for ever—between the United Kingdom and the United States.