Israel and Palestine

Debate between Freddie van Mierlo and Ed Miliband

Tuesday 8th September 2026 Commons Chamber

[Ed Miliband]

My hon. Friend has campaigned on these issues for a long time. He is absolutely right about the importance of both accountability and international law. We will be guided by it.

[Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame) (LD)]

Before the recess, a group of schoolchildren from my constituency handed in a petition to No. 10 as part of their “Courageous Advocacy” project. They wanted children in Palestine to have the same right to education as they do. Will the Foreign Secretary respond to their petition now and say what steps he is taking to ensure that their words are heard?

[Ed Miliband]

We want to do everything we can to help Palestinian children in Gaza and the west bank. The best thing we can do is get a two-state solution without the intimidation, threats, death and destruction that so many Palestinian children have faced. I take this opportunity to congratulate the children at the school in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency on being moved by this issue and advocating on it.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Freddie van Mierlo and Ed Miliband

Tuesday 6th January 2026 Commons Chamber

[Ed Miliband]

I do not really understand what the question was about, but we are in favour of AI and we are working with our colleagues on AI. I have to say that I am glad the right hon. Lady rose to speak on this question, because she has been rumbled by the figures I produced; they came out when she was the Energy Secretary. She goes around saying how much more expensive renewable power is, but the figures that she produced show that renewable power is cheaper to build and operate than gas-fired power stations. She used to believe that, until she jumped on the latest passing bandwagon to suddenly be a net zero sceptic.

[Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame) (LD)]

4. What steps he is taking to reduce the impact of power cuts on rural areas.