Sir John Whittingdale MP

Promoted by Sir John Whittingdale of 19 High Street, Maldon, Essex CM9 5PE

[Edward Lucas @edwardlucas]

Today's column is on #slapps, praising the great @CharlotteLeslie and my old friend @JWhittingdale

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[Sir John Whittingdale MP @JWhittingdale]

Was very sorry to learn of the death of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Father Amir of Qatar, who did so much to establish Qatar’s huge contribution to mediation and conflict resolution.

[Sir John Whittingdale MP @JWhittingdale]

Delighted to present my Bill to strengthen measures against SLAPPS in the Chamber for 2nd reading on 27 November.Thank you to @FPCThinkTank @newsmediaorg for support

[Chris Philp MP @CPhilpOfficial]

For too long, victims were ignored, and justice was denied

The Grooming Gangs Inquiry Terms of Reference are not good enough and will not get to the truth, including establishing whether ethnic or religious identity caused or enabled some of the abuse

Click here to send your message to the Government 👇

[Foreign Affairs Committee @CommonsForeign]

Mayor of Kyiv @Vitaliy_Klychko told us this week of the horrors Ukraine and its people are still experiencing, almost four years on from the full scale invasion by Russia.

[The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation @thecfhk]

(2/5) Conservative MP @JWhittingdale raised a vital point: while Jimmy Lai is jailed, six former #AppleDaily journalists face barbaric sentences too. Justice demands their immediate release.

[Sir John Whittingdale MP @JWhittingdale]

Today’s sentencing of Jimmy Lai, a British citizen, is an outrage. I asked Prime Minister Starmer not to go to Beijing unless he was released. His so-called engagement achieved nothing:

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned after criticism that Panorama misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump.

Former Culture Secretary Sir John Whittingdale told #BBCBreakfast change is needed at the BBC

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[sven sakkov @sakkov]

Great meeting yesterday with the Chair of the 🇬🇧 Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee Dame Emily Thornberry and Sir John Whittingdale. 🇬🇧 is Estonia’s oldest ally. We stood shoulder to shoulder in Afghanistan and continue to work together to strengthen NATO’s northeastern flank

[#FreeJimmyLai @SupportJimmyLai]

Thank you Sir @JWhittingdale for raising #JimmyLai's case with @Keir_Starmer today, who responded:

"We continually raise this with our counterparts and will continue to do so and I condemn the conviction...it's absolutely clear he has been targeted by the authorities and this is wrongful and I call it out. It is important that we continue to engage so that we can raise this issue with those counterparts."

#FreeJimmyLai

[#FreeJimmyLai @SupportJimmyLai]

Thank you to those in @UKParliament today who met with Sebastien Lai and continue their support of #JimmyLai and his family.

@alexsobel @MPIainDS @DavidAltonHL @JWhittingdale @HelenaKennedyKC @josephpowell @TomTugendhat @jowhite__ @LukeTaylorLD

#FreeJimmyLai

[Sir John Whittingdale MP @JWhittingdale]

Grateful for the opportunity to raise with the Prime Minister today the case of Jimmy Lai - a 78 year old British citizen in prison simply for doing his job as a journalist. But am disappointed that the PM will not say his visit to Beijing can only happen if Jimmy is released

[Foreign Affairs Committee @CommonsForeign]

This week we visited Montenegro for the first time as part of our inquiry into disinformation and diplomacy, as well as exploring the UK-Montenegrin relationship with a number of key figures including President @JakovMilatovic and Prime Minister @MickeySpajic.

[Conservatives @Conservatives]

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[Sir John Whittingdale MP @JWhittingdale]

Great to be at the unveiling of the memorial to Margaret Thatcher in Budapest with Sir Mark Thatcher & Carol Thatcher and colleagues who worked with her in No 10. Thanks to Hungary for recognising on the centenary of her birth her key role in defeating Soviet communism

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

Three more MP supporters on our letter already this morning, including Sir John Whittingdale who had ministerial responsibility for the Data and Digital Information Bill under the last Government - he knows the dangers of compulsory Digital ID.

Alongside Jack Rankin and Greg Smith.

I am continuing to push.

We need to show strong parliamentary opposition to Digital ID, early and very firmly.

@JWhittingdale
@jackmrankin
@gregsmith_uk

[Big Brother Watch @BigBrotherWatch]

🗣️ @JWhittingdale: Live facial recognition is being used “without any legal framework and no national instructions...

When are those going to be put in place?"

Crime & Policing Minister: "There is guidance as to how that should be used..."

When police forces are writing their own rules on using this Orwellian tech, 'guidance' is not good enough

#StopFacialRecognition

[Sir John Whittingdale MP @JWhittingdale]

Deeply saddened to learn of the murder of Andriy Parubiy, former Chairman of the Rada - an extraordinarily brave Ukrainian patriot who I was privileged to meet on several occasions in both Kyiv and in London. Our thoughts are with his family

[Kevin Hollinrake MP @kevinhollinrake]

What this council officer’s letter should have said is - if our flag unsettles you, pick a flag of a nation you prefer and go and live there 🇬🇧