Gaza

Baroness Meacher Excerpts

Monday 14th July 2014 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Warsi]

I think I said at the beginning that it is important that those who exercise influence in relation to both parties use that influence to make sure that we bring both parties back to the negotiating table. The situation is different from what it was in 2012. The situation in Egypt has changed. The number of people who seek to have, or have, any influence over Hamas is much reduced. It is therefore important that we keep open our discussions with our allies and partners in the Arab world to make sure that they do all that they can to bring this matter to a ceasefire. Certainly, we will do all that we can with our allies and partners to do the same.

[Baroness Meacher (CB)]

My Lords, the Statement recognises the grotesque—

[Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD)]

I am afraid that we are past 20 minutes and we are out of time.