Paddy

Then there's a version where I say I haven't seen the whole report, but I feel I am able to say that.

So I can say, well, as I've already testified...

It's just not done that way, Madam Chair.

I don't see the full report.

I'm advised of my statutory role to advise the Prime Minister and to carry out the government's programme.

The appointment of Lord Manelson had already been announced and it was my clear job under the very well-known statutes to enact the government's programme.

And I had discretion.

I was advised.

I had discretion legally.

And there we are.

We're being descriptive.

Then there's the third answer.

I preferred it when I was asking the question.

Don't we all, yes.

So then there's the third version of this, which is where I have told them that I did see the whole report.

And then I have to explain there what the consequences of seeing the whole report are.

But that's very closely aligned to the first answer because I can't, under the law, I can't say what's in the report.

So I'm then in a very interesting sort of testimony, live testimony moment where I can't,

I can tell you I've seen it, but I can't tell you what I saw.

It brought it all home.