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Exchange of letters between Mike Hancock, MP and Alistair Carmichael, MP about his membership of the Defence Select Committee
There has been the following exchange of letters between Mike Hancock, CBE MP (Liberal Democrat - Portsmouth South) and Alistair Carmichael, Chief Whip in the House of Commons for the Liberal Democrats
Letter from Mike Hancock, CBE, MP to Alistair Carmichael, MP:
Dear Alistair
I am writing to tender my resignation as a member of the Defence Select Committee with immediate effect.
I have made this decision to allow the Select Committee to continue with its work unimpaired by current events.
It is not appropriate for me to provide running commentary on on-going legal proceedings, however I would like to make clear that at no time did I pass on material to Ms Zatuliveter which was not in the public domain or which was classified.
My time serving on the Defence Select Committee has been a real honour and I would like to pay tribute to the important work that it does and to my colleagues on the Committee.
I hope that we can revisit my membership following the conclusion of the on-going case.
Yours faithfully
Mike Hancock CBE MP
Letter from Alistair Carmichael, MP to Mike Hancock, CBE, MP:
Dear Mike
Thank you for your letter of resignation.
As a member of the Committee for more than a decade, you have contributed to its hugely important and influential work for which you are owed a great deal of thanks.
I understand your reasons for wishing to step down. I think that your concern in acting to protect the work of the Select Committee is exactly what I would have expected of you.
I appreciate that this is a very difficult time for you and your family, needless to say should it ever be possible for you to return to a role of this sort, I would be keen that you should do so.
Yours faithfully
Alistair Carmichael MP
For more information contact James Holt, Head of Media, Liberal Democrats on 020 7227 1270.
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