Thangam Debbonaire comments on the Privileges Committee's special report

Thangam Debbonaire MP, Labour's Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, commenting on the release of the Privileges Committee's special report said: 

“Rishi Sunak has allowed senior members of his own party to undermine and attack Britain’s democratic institutions. This includes a serving government minister and two former Cabinet ministers. 

“It’s yet another example of the Prime Minister’s weakness and failure to hold his own ministers to high standards that Zac Goldsmith is still a government minister.

“It’s time Rishi Sunak condemned his Conservative colleagues who have sought to override Parliament’s standards system to get one of their own off the hook. He must accept the committee's damming conclusions and make time for MPs to approve the report in full.

“While Rishi Sunak focuses on keeping the Boris Johnson sycophants in his own party happy, people up and down the country are left facing the cost of the Tory mortgage penalty and soaring rents. Keir Starmer will restore trust in politics, show leadership on the issues that matter to working people and act immediately to bring down the cost of living.” 

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https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40679/documents/198237/default/