LIBYA AND THE LSE COUNCIL

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That this House notes the honourable resignation of Sir Howard Davies from the LSE Council, given the university's links with the Gaddafi regime; concludes, however, that while Sir Howard Davies shouldered the responsibility, the LSE Council and its senior academic staff are also at fault; concludes that the close financial ties between Libya and the LSE did not result from an isolated mistake by Sir Howard Davies but rather from a deliberate and sustained effort by many senior employees of the LSE, including many on its Council; and therefore calls on all those involved to do the decent thing and resign.