Gaza Border Violence

Jack Dromey Excerpts
Tuesday 15th May 2018

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I express the confident hope that the hon. Member for Birmingham, Erdington (Jack Dromey), a legendary campaigner, will not require more than 20 words.

Jack Dromey Portrait Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab)
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The Palestinians have a right to nationhood and Israel has a right to security, but does the Minister not recognise the wise words of the right hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Sir Nicholas Soames)? Now is not the time for a “limp response” from our Government but the time to be unequivocal: there can be no justification for a thousand people being shot and no justification for the intransigence of the President of the United States of America and the Prime Minister of Israel, who are a fundamental obstacle on the road to peace.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I think the words were grouped.