Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 February 2026

Debate

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My Lords, I experienced the process for many years. Even as a Minister of State you gave references and had views, but ultimately it was a decision taken by the Foreign Secretary and then passed on to the Prime Minister—that process is very much established. I pay tribute to other Permanent Under-Secretaries who sit in your Lordships’ House and from whom I learned the process. Surely the fix here is that any political appointment, irrespective of the Government, is also put through that very same vetting process. That will resolve many of the issues the Government are now facing.

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