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HANSARD IranMy right hon. Friend speaks powerfully about the importance of ensuring that a consistent message is sent not just from London but from all our international partners about the…13 Jan 2020HANSARD IranI thank the hon. Gentleman for his support for our diplomatic efforts. I was in Washington last week and had various conversations with the National Security Adviser and Secretary…13 Jan 2020HANSARD IranMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. In fact, I was speaking with my Canadian counterpart in Montreal on Thursday. The Canadians suffered an appalling loss of life, and they are…13 Jan 2020HANSARD IranI pay tribute to the hon. Lady for her work in this regard. It is important we send a clear message that BBC journalists—any journalists, and specifically British…13 Jan 2020HANSARD IranMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Of course we will be fully plugged in and, indeed, a driving force in the international effort to make sure we get the right answers in…13 Jan 2020HANSARD IranI agree with the right hon. Gentleman that watching the change in the public mood in Tehran and more broadly in Iran is very striking. He is also right to say that we need to work…13 Jan 2020HANSARD IranMy hon. Friend makes a strong point about the pernicious behaviour of not just the IGRC but the Quds force, of which General Soleimani was the head. The Quds force is the element,…13 Jan 2020HANSARD IranIn fairness, not on the same level as in Iran. I think the question is the balance between containing the nefarious behaviour and ensuring—while holding Iran to account in the way…13 Jan 2020HANSARD IranMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We can see the anger in Tehran and more generally about this state of affairs, which is why the transparency in relation to the downing of the…13 Jan 2020HANSARD IranOne of the things that we are doing and on which we will be collaborating with our international partners—indeed, I spoke to the US and the Canadians about this—is shortly…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldQuite right, and I welcome my hon. Friend’s support as I make those overtures to the Treasury.13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldWe will look at all the mechanisms—whether debates in this Chamber, or the operation and scrutiny of the Select Committees—and, indeed, we already welcome the input of individual…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI am not sure it is likely to work exactly as my hon. Friend suggests, but I do take his point. We need to be very clear in our minds about the strategy we are charting and then…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI think my right hon. Friend makes an important point, although at the same time we need to be mindful of the overarching financial parameters that any Government—any responsible…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI will give way one more time and then make some progress.13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldOf course, and I am sure the hon. Lady is going to be supporting the Foreign Office in the next spending review.13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI thank the hon. Lady and I think, given what I am about to say, that I will be able to give her the kind of reassurance she needs. I look forward to working with her in the weeks…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI want to make some progress but will be happy to take an intervention from the hon. Gentleman shortly. It is also at the same time important that we broaden our horizons to…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI do join with the right hon. Gentleman in making the following point. The international principles and norms and the rule of law in relation to freedom of peaceful protest and…13 Jan 2020HANSARDBritain in the WorldI take the point the hon. Gentleman made, and he made it eloquently. We will consider all those issues as part of the review, and it is important that we get the right balance;…13 Jan 2020