Contributions
2,005 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Middle EastDiplomacy is failing until it succeeds, so I am not going to give in to the hon. Gentleman’s pessimism. And can I just say that Prime Minister Mustafa, after I had completed my…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am grateful to the former Prime Minister for his work on the Iran file and for the cross-party consensus that exists in the House in this area. As he knows, we work hand in…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI say to my hon. Friend that we continue to do all we can to bring the horrific suffering in this war to an end. Of course I recognise what legal scholars are saying about the…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his remarks, particularly on Iran. He is absolutely right to place at the centre the 15,000 people who have been injured in Gaza while…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend —my dear friend—for her remarks, and I commend the work of her Committee on the day after and the thoroughness of approach that is…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am grateful to the shadow Foreign Secretary for the tone of her remarks. I am pleased that she agrees with me and, indeed, shares the sentiment of the entire House on the…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall make a statement on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Iran. In Gaza, the situation on the ground is…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am grateful to my hon. Friend. I recognise what is being said by international scholars around the world. He will recognise the sombre decisions that we have taken in relation…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am very grateful to my hon. Friend. We believe passionately in a two-state solution and in keeping that dream alive. We believe in the inalienable right of the Palestinian…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastYes, I give my hon. Friend that assurance.01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastThat is a decision that I am discussing with the Palestinian Authority. Also, I will be in the region in the coming days, discussing what further support we can give to those who…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastMadam Deputy Speaker, I too am sorry that other colleagues who wanted to ask questions were unable to do so today, but I am sure that much of the global community will see the…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastMy hon. Friend is a lawyer, so when he says that, I would ask him to point to a nation that does more on sanctions on this file than the United Kingdom. I note that he has not…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastIt is always women and girls who are the face of pain and suffering in conflict and the most desperate of circumstances. That is why we will continue to centre women and girls in…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastIn the interests of time, I simply refer my hon. Friend to the statements that I have already made from the Dispatch Box this afternoon.01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am grateful to my hon. Friend for continuing to press those issues over so many months on behalf of her constituents. Goods from settlements not entitled to tariff and trade…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI think that the British people are wise and deeply concerned about what they see, but I also think that their wisdom means that they ascribe blame, where appropriate, to the…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastMy hon. Friend brings considerable experience to the Chamber and to these issues. Of course, as he would expect, I and the FCDO plan for all scenarios, but we remain optimistic…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI set out my statement very clearly at the UN. The Prime Minister set out his statement at No. 10. When I finished my statement, the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastThe hon. Gentleman is right: the return of those hostages would see this war come to an end tomorrow. Recently, the sight of terribly malnourished hostages was chilling and…01 Sept 2025