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Mandelson disclosures: What is a humble address and why are the Tories using one?

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Mandelson disclosures: What is a humble address and why are the Tories using one?
Kemi Badenoch hopes parliamentary procedure will release documents relating to ambassador’s appointment
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Kemi Badenoch hopes parliamentary procedure will release documents relating to ambassador’s appointment

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Kemi Badenoch is using an arcane parliamentary procedure known as a humble address to try to compel the government to release documents relating to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the US.

The Conservative leader’s aim is to secure the release of documents including the due diligence work carried out by the Cabinet Office, and emails between Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney, an ally of the former peer who is now chief of staff at No 10.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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