Middle East

Debate between Adnan Hussain and David Lammy
Thursday 16th January 2025

(1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Lammy Portrait Mr Lammy
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We absolutely support that, and we will continue to work towards it.

Adnan Hussain Portrait Mr Adnan Hussain (Blackburn) (Ind)
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I join in with the sentiments of relief and hope for peace after a horrific 15-month-long ordeal. However, a ceasefire cannot take away from the fact that Israel is on trial for genocide and its leaders have arrest warrants in their names for their crimes committed against the people of Gaza. A ceasefire does not change that fact; justice and accountability must be realised in the face of some of the most horrific war crimes of our times. Will the Minister therefore confirm that the Government will stand by their commitment to treaties under international law and uphold the requirements of the arrest warrants already issued?

David Lammy Portrait Mr Lammy
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We are signatories to the treaty of Rome, and we will comply with our legal obligations—not just because we should, but because we believe in them.

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Debate between Adnan Hussain and David Lammy
Tuesday 30th July 2024

(6 months, 2 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Adnan Hussain Portrait Mr Hussain
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I hear what the Secretary of State said, but does he agree that the immediate recognition of the state of Palestine is vital to the UK’s commitment to uphold international law and norms, vital to the processes required to bring about an immediate and just peace, and vital to the notion that diplomatic means and not violence are the way to resolve the conflict? Does he agree that failure to recognise the state of Palestine has had and continues to have catastrophic implications for the people of Palestine, as they face what the International Criminal Court has described as plausible genocide?

David Lammy Portrait Mr Lammy
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The hon. Gentleman is right that peace will be achieved through a political solution, not through military means. But I disagree that recognition itself will bring about peace. The Biden plan is on the table at the moment, and we would like Hamas and the Israeli leadership to accept it. That is what will give us a ceasefire and get us to a place where we can achieve that two-state solution.