Mahsa Amini Debate
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Hilary Benn
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Gillian Keegan
I have regular conversations with the Home Office and the consular team on many different cases, but it would not be right to discuss those here.
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab)
The sheer bravery of all the women and girls who have taken to the streets of Iran to fight for their freedoms is inspirational to all of us in this House. Does the Minister agree that the oppression that they face has nothing to do with so-called religious observance, and everything to do with that age-old problem of men trying to tell women what they can and cannot do?
Gillian Keegan
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising that point. It is also fair to say that we should congratulate the men who have joined those protests. We have all observed that and very much welcome it. It is a very important part of the change.