A dispute continues over who should pay for the security of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The disagreement is playing out in public statements from UK political figures, even as some reporting says a Home Office review has already been completed.
In commentary on the issue, Foreign Affairs Select Committee chair Dame Emily Thornberry says the Sussexes “deserve to be safe,” arguing in favour of their protection. A Labour peer, Lord Foulkes, takes a different view, describing the question of their security as a “private matter.”
Both sides address the same core issue—responsibility for funding and providing security—while differing on how publicly the matter should be discussed and what weight public responsibility should carry. The outlets also reference the status of the Home Office review, with some claims that it has been finished, while the political row continues despite that reported progress.
