Keir Mather said "The MCA and His Majesty’s Coastguard do vital work and ministers have full confidence in the service, but when those on the ground raise concerns of the scale that we’ve seen and when the evidence base proves insufficient, it’s absolutely right that we pause and that we engage again." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 16, 2026

The MCA and His Majesty’s Coastguard do vital work and ministers have full confidence in the service, but when those on the ground raise concerns of the scale that we’ve seen and when the evidence base proves insufficient, it’s absolutely right that we pause and that we engage again.

Said by

Keir Mather

Labour Party

Source

theguardian.com

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of CROs and the decision to pause changes.

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