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Karl Turner Excerpts

Tuesday 7th December 2021 Commons Chamber

[Helen Whately]

We are seeing a growing number of Treasury staff working in Darlington along with many Ministers spending time there. I am due to be there tomorrow and I think that my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury will also be there this week.

[Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab)]

T6. The Chancellor was evasive when interviewed by the media last week, but we need a clear answer on this very important point because many people across the country made great personal sacrifices during the lockdown. So will he categorically deny in the House that he or any of his officials or Spads attended any of the Downing Street Christmas parties on 27 November or 18 December last year?

[Rishi Sunak]

No, I did not attend any parties.