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Debate between Catherine West and Carla Lockhart
Tuesday 13th May 2025
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Catherine West
We will redouble our efforts to get into the legislative queue and do all that is necessary to maintain our leadership in this important area.
Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann) (DUP)
Today we welcome the release of Edan Alexander, the latest hostage freed by Hamas, after over 500 days in captivity. The fact that they still have people in captivity is disgraceful and barbaric and puts into perspective the fact that the group Kneecap are being platformed in Croydon, after they shouted support for Hamas from a stage. What pressure are the Government putting on the Palestinian authorities to ensure that the remaining hostages are returned to their families as they should be? They should never have been taken in the first place.