Labour Refuses to Publish Last Week’s Ministerial Resignation Letters
Labour has declined to publish the resignation letters of ministers and Parliamentary Private Secretaries who resigned last week. The government responded to a request for these documents by stating that only certain letters are available online. This decision comes after more than ten resignations occurred during the recent political upheaval.
- ▪Labour is refusing to publish resignation letters from ministers and PPSs who resigned last week.
- ▪The government stated that only specific letters are available on gov.uk.
- ▪More than ten ministers and PPSs have resigned since the recent political turmoil.
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Labour is refusing to publish the resignation letters of all the ministers and PPSs who resigned last week. Keen to move on? Asked by Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Alex Burghart if the Cabinet Office would “publish a copy of each resignation letter from Ministers and Parliamentary Private Secretaries who have resigned in the last month, and a copy of the Prime Minister’s reply in each case, that have not otherwise already been published on gov.uk,” the government simply said: “No. The exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and the former Health Secretary is available on gov.uk.” It is standard practice to publish letters… More than ten ministers and PPSs resigned since the Rickety Coup began. Labour doesn’t want the public to enjoy the bedtime reading…
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