For years, when I was campaigning for an infected blood inquiry, I was familiar with the “nothing to see here” response from Whitehall, until it was decided that there was something to see. If a chief constable played down a spate of local muggings because police chose not to investigate, any MP worth their salt would not accept that. It should not be any different when it comes to properly investigating and taking action to protect our national security and democratic institutions from those who wish to subvert those institutions, weaken or divide our country and break up our alliances. Should not any welcome measures taken to strengthen national security be taken in the full knowledge of what those weaknesses are by having an inquiry into Russian interference in 2016?
Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia Report
Proceeding contribution from
Diana Johnson
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 22 July 2020.
It occurred during Urgent question on Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia Report.
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