Debates between Kim Johnson and Judith Cummins during the 2024 Parliament

Tue 30th Jul 2024

Lebanon

Debate between Kim Johnson and Judith Cummins
Tuesday 30th July 2024

(3 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kim Johnson Portrait Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside) (Lab)
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and congratulations on your appointment.

I am sure my right hon. Friend agrees that the escalation of violence can be reduced if we look at ending the suffering in Gaza. At a briefing that I attended today with Oxfam and Medical Aid for Palestinians, they talked about how Israel was using water as a weapon of war. People have 4.7 litres of water per day to wash, clean and cook. That is less than a toilet flush. I welcome the position that we have taken—we have moved greatly—but does my right hon. Friend agree that we need to go much further and much faster?