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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:41 am on 4 September 2025.

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Photo of Clive Efford Clive Efford Chair, Public Accounts Commission, Chair, Public Accounts Commission 10:41, 4 September 2025

I wonder whether my right hon. Friend was as shocked as I was that a Member of this House went to another country and, in front of its Parliament, started to run this country down. What is the point of being elected to this place if Members are not prepared to bring these issues to the Floor of the House and have them debated? Will my right hon. Friend write to Members and remind them of the opportunities they have to raise these important issues so that we can scrutinise them in a proper way, rather than scuttle off to another country and act in a totally unpatriotic way? [Hon. Members: “Where are they?”]

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