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Ann Clwyd Excerpts
Tuesday 21st November 2017

(7 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The right hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd) should not worry; I have preserved her contribution for the belated adoration of the House.

Ann Clwyd Portrait Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab)
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. What assessment has the Foreign Office made of the current political situation in Cambodia?

Rory Stewart Portrait Rory Stewart
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As the House will be aware, the opposition leader in Cambodia has recently been arrested and imprisoned. Cambodia continues to be a one-party state. There is a closing space for civil society, and there are increasingly brutal crackdowns on the opposition. This is an area of extreme concern for the international community and Cambodia remains an outlier in Asia.