Westminster Foundation for Democracy: Funding
Debate between Rupa Huq and Chris Law(2 years, 8 months ago)
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Dr Rupa Huq (in the Chair)
Order. The Clerk is giving me dirty looks; we cannot veer off the topic of the debate for too long.
Dr Rupa Huq (in the Chair)
Chris Law will intervene, and then we will go back to the suitably attired Minister, who is wearing the correct colours.
Chris Law
The Minister is making a very powerful case. I hope she will conclude by saying that there will be full funding and support for WFD. She mentioned state media and the shutting down of media. Last night Google shut down RT. Two days ago, the whole of the EU shut down RT and Sputnik. So far, the UK has not gone anywhere near touching RT in this country. Will the UK Government reconsider their position, because we are isolated in our approach to Russian/Kremlin TV in this country?
Dr Rupa Huq (in the Chair)
Order. The Clerk has said that it was not a dirty look, but an admonition not to stray from our territory.