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Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 February 2026

Debate

Ambassadors: Vetting Process

Contribution

The process ought to be rigorous in all cases. There are occasions when people are appointed from outside the service. I think the former head of mission in Cuba was a former Conservative MP, and there are Members in this place who have been high commissioners in Australia and South Africa and have done an incredibly good job, as the vast majority of our ambassadorial appointees do. But it is right that we look at this extremely carefully in light of what has happened and, if there are changes that need to be made, that we make them.

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