Angela Rayner has intervened in the Humble Address debate. The house of cards is falling apart…
“I thank my Hon Friend for giving way and of course understand he must protect national security and the national interest. In 2022 I proposed a Humble Address seeking information about PPE, which the party opposite then resisted, but we agreed that the Public Accounts Committee could have oversight.
Given the public disgust at the sickening behaviour of Peter Mandelson and the importance of transparency. Could the ISC not have the same role now, keeping public confidence in the process?”
By demanding Intelligence and Security Select Committee oversight of documents Rayner has established that Starmer’s amendment is not good enough. Will the backbenchers follow her…
UPDATE: Labour is rapidly considering changing amendment text last minute in order to stave off inbound backbench rebellion.
Green Deputy Leader Rachel Millward said:
“The reality is that it’s Zack Polanski who brought the nation, Andy Burnham. And if we hadn’t had the success of the Green Party in this last year since Zack’s been leading, which has been unprecedented, phenomenal success and a growth from about 60,000 members to 230,000, if we hadn’t had that much pressure on Labour, then we’d probably still be in the Starmer regime, which was pretty much ushering in a Reform government with its lurch to the right. So actually, what we’re seeing now is that we’ve set the political agenda and the government is picking that up.”