Julian Lewis
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The Prime Minister
I am sure that Margaret Hodge will do a very good job in that role, as she has done in so many other roles previously.
Sir Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)
Who first suggested to the Prime Minister that Mandelson should be appointed as our ambassador to the United States, or was it just his own idea? Did it never cross his mind that Mandelson was at risk of failing the vetting process? Before sacking Oliver Robbins last week, did the Prime Minister ask him why he overruled the verdict of the security vetters, and if so, what was his explanation?
The Prime Minister
I did ask him, and I did not accept his explanation. That is why I sacked him.