UK Ambassador to USA: Leaked Emails Debate
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Mike Gapes
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(5 years, 3 months ago)
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Sir Alan Duncan
The Cabinet Office inquiry will be cross-Whitehall, and will report in the normal way up the line of seniority.
Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Change UK)
There has been some speculation about how long Kim Darroch will remain in his post. Given his excellent record, and the fact that he is clearly talking truth, regardless of the possible implications for the relationships with the country concerned, would not the best answer to President Trump and some in this House be for the Minister to recommend that Sir Kim Darroch’s term be extended beyond the end of this year, so that he can continue to comment on the uniquely dysfunctional and inept Trump presidency?
Sir Alan Duncan
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his extremely unhelpful ingenuity. Any decision about when Sir Kim finishes in Washington will not, I hope, in any way be influenced by the events over the weekend.