Upholding Standards in Public Life Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Upholding Standards in Public Life

Lord Cormack Excerpts
Wednesday 8th June 2022

(2 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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No, my Lords, I do not agree. I can speak only as I find. Having the honour to serve as a Minister in Her Majesty’s Government, I have the privilege of working day by day with senior civil servants and civil servants of all levels. My experience is that there is a relationship of great trust and co-working between Ministers and civil servants. I strongly underline the respect that I and other Ministers in government have for the work of public servants.

Lord Cormack Portrait Lord Cormack (Con)
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Does my noble friend agree that the most important quality that any Prime Minister can possess is integrity? Does he agree with me that Theresa May was a wonderful example of that?

Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, I do not wish to extend the tread into history, but certainly Margaret Thatcher was also a great example of integrity.