Metropolitan Police Service Debate

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Department: Home Office

Metropolitan Police Service

Mike Gapes Excerpts
Monday 18th July 2011

(13 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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I entirely agree with my hon. Friend, and as I pointed out to the shadow Home Secretary, the communications director advising the Leader of the Opposition is a former News International employee, Tom Baldwin.

Mike Gapes Portrait Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Lab/Co-op)
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In view of the remarks of the Mayor of London—he said that the phone hacking allegations were “politically motivated” and “codswallop”—does the Home Secretary believe that he is a fit and proper person to be involved in the appointment of the commissioner of the Metropolitan police?