Iran-Israel Conflict

Liz Saville Roberts Excerpts

Monday 16th June 2025 Commons Chamber

[Mr Lammy]

Yes, I will do all that I can.

[Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC)]

It was reported that the Israeli Government planned to kill the leader of Iran over the weekend. As history shows, attempts to collapse a regime with nothing to put in its place risk creating a power vacuum and state collapse. They also risk creating further waves of refugees and instability in the energy market. What assessment has the Foreign Secretary made of those reports and the wider implications that such a strategy would have on the UK?

[Mr Lammy]

I remain hugely concerned about the appalling human rights record of the Iranian regime, but who runs Iran must, quite properly, be a matter for the people of Iran.