Matt Bishop

Matt Bishop

Labour — Forest of Dean

Speaking in the House of Commons on 4 February 2026

Debate

Lord Mandelson

Contribution

Yes, I completely agree. I will get on to the ISC in a second. What would I say to those victims? That transparency matters, except when it is inconvenient? That accountability applies, except when it is uncomfortable? As a party, we promised to halve violence against women and girls. We promised to put victims at the heart of everything we do. Yet today we are being asked to accept an internal review into how the close friend of a known paedophile was vetted—an internal review carried out by the very structures that failed to prevent this in the first place.

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