An MP with Palestinian heritage has stated it’s “deeply unsatisfactory” that David Cameron can’t be scrutinised on the Israel-Gaza battle by MPs.
Lib Dem Layla Moran stated the means for holding the brand new Foreign Secretary to account are “woefully lacking”. As Lord Cameron isn’t an elected MP, he solutions questions from friends within the unelected House of Lords, not within the Commons.
Ms Moran tonight wrote to Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt urging her “to ensure that Cameron is answerable to the Commons” forward of questions within the Lords tomorrow.
She wrote: “At the current moment, with the Israel-Gaza conflict, the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and many more global crises, the idea that MPs should not be able to question the Foreign Secretary is clearly deeply unsatisfactory. As Leader of the House, it is vital that you ensure arrangements are made so that the Foreign Secretary can be scrutinised by MPs.”
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The Foreign Secretary was at the moment requested to make a press release within the Commons on the humanitarian state of affairs in Gaza however Minister Leo Docherty needed to stand in his place.
Ms Moran stated there have been different “clear and urgent questions” for Lord Cameron to handle, together with severe issues round a “lack of transparency over his financial interests and lobbying work in the past”. She stated questions embody whether or not he’ll be publishing a full checklist of ministerial pursuits and about his relationship with the Chinese Investment Corporation. Ms Moran stated Lord Cameron additionally must make clear what he’ll do if he’s requested to be a witness in a fraud investigation linked to Greensill Capital.
“MPs should without doubt have the opportunity to question the new Foreign Secretary, and as a Cabinet Minister, Cameron needs to be accountable to the Commons, even if he is unelected,” she stated. “It’s clear to see that Sunak’s appointment of Cameron is a desperate attempt to sort out his party that is falling apart in front of our very eyes. This is not a Government that is fit for purpose.”