Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review

Rachael Maskell Excerpts
Monday 23rd February 2026

(1 day, 10 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Darren Jones Portrait Darren Jones
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As I have said repeatedly, the process is now for the independent adviser to follow, for advice to be presented to the Prime Minister, and at that point the Prime Minister will make a decision.

Rachael Maskell Portrait Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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We expect integrity from our journalists and we expect integrity from our Ministers. In the light of the fact that 109 MPs received funding from Labour Together, can the Minister say what involvement the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has had, and what advice was given to those 109 MPs regarding reporting the funding they received from Labour Together?

Darren Jones Portrait Darren Jones
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As my hon. Friend knows, any donations that individuals receive—from Labour Together or from a trade union, Momentum or any other organisation—are for them to declare in line with the rules, and I do not think there has been any accusation that Members have been in breach of those rules.