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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was very pleased to see that that flight came into Birmingham. We will do all we can to work with the Israeli Government to open airspace and to continue flights. We have a…24 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI want to reassure my hon. Friend that we have banned the sale of arms that could be used in Gaza, and we liaise with the French and the Saudi Arabians, despite the suspension of…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI am focused on Iran’s desire for a nuclear weapon, I am focused on the UK’s solemn obligation to stop that happening, and I am focused on the diplomacy that is required to bring…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI can reassure the hon. Gentleman that of course we stand with our allies in the United States and Israel in facing down the repeated threats from Iran. The threat to Israel is…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI think that the people of Britain are entitled to know that we were not involved in this action, and that we work for diplomacy and de-escalation. That is why I was sitting in…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastIt would be quite wrong for me to go into eventualities and operational matters at this Dispatch Box at this time, but the hon. Gentleman should be reassured that all contingency…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI spoke to our ambassadors and teams across the region this morning, because I recognise that this is a worrying and stressful time in all those areas. That is why my central…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastHis Majesty’s Government will continue to work with our closest ally, as I did last week in Washington DC.23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI updated the House about our rapid response teams who are working in Israel and at its borders for those who can journey to the land borders with Jordan and Egypt to leave. We…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe hon. Gentleman will recall that in my Tottenham constituency, I represent the Stamford Hill area of London, which is the home of many in our orthodox Jewish community, many of…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy hon. Friend’s question goes to the heart of why it would be a travesty for Iran to withdraw from the non-proliferation treaty and why we must work to ensure that it does not…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his service in the RAF. I refer him to the statement that the Armed Forces Minister will make to the House shortly about the security…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy hon. Friend allows me to put on record what a privilege it has been to serve and work as Foreign Secretary alongside a Prime Minister of such tremendous principle and legal…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI refer the hon. Gentleman to paragraph 2.13 of the ministerial code.23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastIt would be wrong for me to go into detail about that, but of course it has come to my attention. I also put on record my grave concerns about the reports that Iran’s Parliament…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastIt is important that we de-escalate at this time and that diplomacy prevails, and of course it is important that we work with our allies for every contingency. I am not in the…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastIran has to recognise that it has lost its air defences, and it is my belief that its friends in Russia and China will not be rushing to its aid. It has to recognise that its…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe hon. Lady has to get off social media, and she has to get some help. She is swallowing conspiracy theories that should not be repeated in this House.23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI say gently to the hon. Lady that one should always be wary of moral equivalence. Russia invaded a sovereign country and, for the last years, has been firing rockets into that…23 Jun 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy hon. Friend’s articulacy is spot on. I can give him that undertaking, between myself and the Minister for the Middle East.23 Jun 2025