Dan Jarvis

Dan Jarvis

Labour — Barnsley North

Speaking in the House of Commons on 20 October 2025

Debate

Alleged Spying Case: Home Office Involvement

Contribution

Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Opposition’s position is confusing. They initially criticised the Government for intervening. Then, when it became absolutely clear that we had not done that, they criticised us for not intervening. They asked for greater transparency, then when we provided it they accused the Government—wrongly—of hanging people out to dry. Given that this urgent question relates to the activities of the Home Office, I am not at all clear why the shadow Home Secretary thinks it is appropriate—given accusations that have been made previously about hanging officials out to dry—to name an official in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. How does that relate to the urgent question that was asked? [Interruption.]

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