Technically speaking, the Sarawak Chief Minister did speak at the House of Lords – but it appears to have been in a room down a corridor.
Not quite the image many had in their minds. Blog reader Sean took the initiative to write to the House of Lords about the visit.
According to him, the House of Lords replied:
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Taib Mahmud reportedly gave an address at the House of Lords in London on Friday, 23 July.
From the Bernama report here, it is not clear who exactly he was addressing, though the report mentioned:
Also present were Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Richard Riot Anak Jaem, High Commissioner of Malaysia to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Datuk Zakaria Sulong, Special Advisor in the Chief Minister’s Office Tan Sri Adenan Satem, Conservative Women’s Organisation president Lady Fiona Hodgson, and the Muslim Council of Britain secretary-general Farooq Murad.
I wondered what the House of Lords itself had to say about the visit. Continue reading »