{"id":6121,"date":"2026-05-21T20:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/?p=6121"},"modified":"2026-05-21T20:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:11:00","slug":"osce-parliamentary-assembly-with-pope-leo-xiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnwhittingdale.org.uk\/?p=6121","title":{"rendered":"OSCE Parliamentary Assembly with Pope Leo XIV"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6121\" class=\"elementor elementor-6121\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e35e22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e35e22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f7ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3f7ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sir John took part in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly conference on organised crime, contributing to international discussions on tackling cross-border criminal activity and strengthening parliamentary co-operation. 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