A Leak... From The Prime Minister's Office? | Yes, Minister | BBC Comedy Greats

what if the press should get hold of this they'd have to have another leak inquiry they won't really set up an inquiry will they all boundaries but won't that be uh embarrassing no no no no no no no that's what leak inquirers are for setting up they don't actually conduct them members may be appointed but they'll probably never even meet they'll certainly never report how many leak inquiries can you recall bernard that actually named the culprit in round figures well if you wanted him round figures none they never report if the culprit is a civil servant it would be unfair to publish politicians are there to take the rap um if he was a politician he still can't publish it because he'll disclose all the other leaks he knows off by his colleagues but chiefly they can't publish because most leaks come from number 10. the ship of state bernard is the only ship that leaks from the top so if the problem is a a leaky pm as in this case the facts are difficult to get at and impossible to publish if you do uh may i remind you minister that gentleman from the press is waiting to see you oh yes oh will i leave you then minister schneck oh uh minister have you got another copy of these new proposals of course because i'm awfully absent-minded you know i'm always leaving documents lying around getting where i've put i do understand minister another leak this is extremely serious this is almost approaching a disciplinary level i do surgery don't you hamper oh yes indeed if only we could find the culprits it would be a most serious matter for them perhaps uh i can help there i think that uh if i were to use my influence i could achieve a disclosure from the times of how they got hold of your original transport plans oh really i think i might be able to help there too you know indeed are you sure of in this time oh yes i feel confident that i should be able to find out where the press got hold of the leak about the prime minister's opposition to our original plans of course if it transpired that the leak came from the prime minister's own office that would be even more serious than a leak from a cabinet minister's private office wouldn't it i mean the security implications are low perhaps we ought to call in the police or perhaps mi5 mi5 leak from the prime minister this is very very serious nevertheless our first priority must be to investigate the original leak no no surely our first priority must be to investigate a possible leak from number 10. at all events the inevitable public outcry after all these leaks is going to make it awfully difficult for us to formulate an integrated national transport policy within the daa the time is unripe the climate is unsuitable the atmosphere is unfavorable now only two avenues of approach are now blocked i wonder if it might not be wiser to take the whole matter back to the department of transport now that arnold is a brilliant idea i wish i'd thought of that there remains the question of the leaks indeed there does and i do feel we ought to treat this with the utmost gravity i think i may have a solution indeed will you please recommend to the prime minister that we set up an immediate leak inquiry yes you

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Length: 4min 16sec (256 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 01 2021