Ministerial Code: Investigation of Potential Breach Debate

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Ministerial Code: Investigation of Potential Breach

Jonathan Gullis Excerpts
Tuesday 23rd May 2023

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Quin Portrait Jeremy Quin
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The Prime Minister is now asking for information that is pertinent to this, and he will take decisions on the basis of the information that he receives.

Jonathan Gullis Portrait Jonathan Gullis (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Con)
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The people of Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke are more interested in how the Home Secretary will empty the hotels that are being used right now for economic migrants and asylum seekers, undermining £56 million of levelling up funding. They are interested in how to use the 330 brand new police officers that have been recruited to tackle crime and fly-tipping in places such as Cobridge, Tunstall and Smallthorne. They are interested in ensuring that we use the £2 million of Safer Streets funding that we secured to put in new alley gates and additional CCTV. That is what they want to see, not this witch hunt from the Labour party. The Home Secretary has already taken accountability—[Interruption.]

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Mr Gullis, when I stand up, you sit down. Once we get that message, we will understand each other. We want to get through, and I think the Minister absolutely got the question.