Governor of Xinjiang: UK Visit Debate

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Lord Cryer

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Governor of Xinjiang: UK Visit

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Capital Projects: Spending Decisions
Thursday 9th February 2023

(1 year, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I think this is an opportunity to send a robust message from our side about everything we judge completely outrageous and unacceptable in Xinjiang. We therefore judge that there is utility in the prospect of officials meeting this individual.

Lord Cryer Portrait John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab)
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Is this the best we can do? This country used to have a tradition—on both sides of the House, in both major parties—of standing up to tyrants, butchers, fascists and great persecutors. That seems to have been abandoned. Is not the only conclusion to be drawn in Beijing from the actions of this Government that we will do nothing to stand up to them?

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