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(10 years, 5 months ago)
Commons Chamber6. What discussions he has had with the Government of Ukraine on the political situation in that country.
7. What assessment he has made of the latest political developments in Ukraine.
I hope that when I present my statement to the House later we will see strong unity on many aspects of this crisis. It is of course the Government’s responsibility to frame this country’s policy and the Opposition’s job to hold us to account for that, as the shadow Foreign Secretary often reminds me. I hope that there will be very strong unity on the key aspects and key principles involved in this crisis. We must debate coolly and calmly, across all parties, the measures we should take in response to it.