Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Jim Shannon Excerpts
Monday 13th November 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait Boris Johnson
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We have dozens, if not hundreds, of cases around the world. I probably ought not to go into the exact number in Iran, but I can tell the House that we are working on behalf of all of them.

Jim Shannon Portrait Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP)
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When the House passed the Iran nuclear deal, I, along with others across the Chamber, expressed concern and requested that human rights and equality issues be part of the deal. What influence do the Government have in respect of the human rights and equalities of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and the thousands of others held in jail there for the same reason?

Boris Johnson Portrait Boris Johnson
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The joint comprehensive plan of action does not cover the issues the hon. Gentleman raises, but common decency and humanitarian concern dictate that she should be released.