‘Don’t patronise me,’ Labour MP tells veteran Tory in tense Mandelson exchange

The Independent

Labour MP branded ‘risible’ for speech defending Mandelson process Source: Parliament TV

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00:00My right honourable friend, the Prime Minister, is a man of integrity.

00:03He has shown that he believes in accountability and he acts on it.

00:07The leader of the opposition can reel off a list of ministers who have been sacked,

00:13but that rather proves my point.

00:16Frankly, this is a welcome change, and no matter how uncomfortable recent events have been,

00:22we are seeing, under this Prime Minister,

00:25that public officials, ministers and, yes, ambassadors,

00:30are being held to higher standards than previously, and I welcome that.

00:37Right, I call the father of the hikes, Sir Eric.

00:43Well, that speech we've just heard was absolutely risible, frankly.

00:47And I'll just give him some advice.

00:50You know, don't do the Whip's office dirty work for them.

00:52Excuse me.

00:52Oh, well, of course, that gave way to him.

00:57I thank the right honourable gentleman.

00:59I'd like to give him some advice.

01:02Please do not patronise me.

01:06I'm just trying to give him some helpful advice, but there we are.

01:09Oh, well, of course.

01:14Actually, it's advice for the member-opposers.

01:16For us all.

01:17Those that lick the feet of the unworthy gain them for themselves nothing but a dirty tongue.

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