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HANSARD VenezuelaWhat I would say to my right hon. Friend is that support for a rules-based international order and for international law is a central part of our foreign policy and the decisions…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaLet me address some of the hon. Member’s bigger points about the international rules-based order and global power politics. He and I are old enough to have experience and…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaI have responded to questions on the other countries. The critical issue now is to ensure that Venezuela can be on a track towards a democracy that respects the will of the…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThe Maduro regime did not have the support of the Venezuelan people. That was the consequence of the July 2024 election, for which they have continually refused to publish the…05 Jan 2026HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI note that the right hon. Member obviously shares the concerns about, and joins the calls for the release of, Jimmy Lai. On the wider issues, I have been very clear about the…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionMy hon. Friend will recognise that we have independent processes for the judiciary, but he is right to say that the rule of law is really important. It is an important issue for…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI welcome my hon. Friend’s highlighting of the Hongkongers in his constituency and other local communities. He will know that over 200,000 Hongkongers have been welcomed to the UK…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionHaving been Home Secretary before becoming Foreign Secretary, I am very clear about the nature of the security threats that China poses. The right hon. Gentleman is right to say…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI thank my hon. Friend for his words about the appalling attack on Bondi Beach, and also for championing the case of Jimmy Lai. Both the Prime Minister and I have met Sebastien…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionMy right hon. Friend is right to say that many other people are facing prosecution or have already been charged and been through a process under the national security law. We are…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI welcome my hon. Friend’s championing of Jimmy Lai. She is right: this is about some of the most basic freedoms of all. It is about freedom of expression, freedom of speech,…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionIt is exactly because of that transnational repression—threats to people resident on UK soil, including Hongkongers whom we have welcomed into our communities as a result of the…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI know that the right hon. Member has campaigned and spoken out on this area for a long time, so let me recognise his continued speaking out, not just for Jimmy Lai, but more…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionWe send our wholehearted support to Jimmy Lai’s family, who face the most difficult of circumstances, and to Jimmy Lai himself, who is a British citizen and has our strong…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI agree with the right hon. Member that, given the immediate circumstances for a 78-year-old man in poor health, there is an urgent need for clemency and humanitarian recognition…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI assure my hon. Friend that we will continue to do everything we can to provide consular support for all those affected by the national security law, and in particular Jimmy Lai.…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI have met Sebastien Lai previously, and I will certainly meet him again in order to talk to him about what more support we can provide.15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI thank the hon. Member for standing up for his constituent. Obviously, I have seen the most recent reports of the circumstances that she has faced. I have not met her since then…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI thank the hon. Member for his support for Jimmy Lai and his release. Unfortunately, China has not currently agreed either to consular access or to health access, but let me be…15 Dec 2025HANSARDJimmy Lai ConvictionI am very sorry to hear the circumstances of my hon. Friend’s constituent, and I am happy to discuss them further with my hon. Friend. As she will know, we have raised our…15 Dec 2025