Venezuela: Threat to Guyana

Andrew Bridgen Excerpts
Thursday 14th December 2023

(11 months, 2 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Rutley Portrait David Rutley
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That is an excellent question. I can confirm to the House that I have had conversations with Baroness Scotland. As secretary-general, she has taken a very strong lead: she has issued two statements and called the emergency session of the council of Ministers, which as I said, my right hon. Friend the Minister for Development and Africa attended. We will continue to work with the Commonwealth, which is a vitally important organisation in this context.

Andrew Bridgen Portrait Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Reclaim)
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Does the Minister agree that whenever a country’s borders are threatened, they must be secured, or it risks undermining that country’s sovereignty, social cohesion and national identity?