Proceeding contribution from Lord Hannay of Chiswick (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 8 July 2019. It occurred during Ministerial statement on UK’s Ambassador to the USA.
UK’s Ambassador to the USA
My Lords, will the Minister accept from someone who spent 10 years at the head of two of Britain’s largest missions that this
sort of leak would have made my work completely impossible? Does he also agree that whoever was responsible for the leak—let us hope that they are found and, if necessary, prosecuted—has done grievous damage to one of our most important overseas relationships, and that that is unpardonable? Does he also agree that President Trump’s reaction shows just why confidentiality between the ambassador and the Government here is necessary?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 798 c1685
- Session
- 2017-19
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Disclosure of information Diplomatic service Official secrets Politics and government USA Trump, Donald Darroch of Kew, Lord
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- 2019-07-09 17:07:56 +0100
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