Tuesday 5th September 2017

(7 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait Boris Johnson
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My hon. Friend is very thoughtful on these matters. What we want is to freeze the North Korean nuclear programme, and diplomatic means are the best way forward.

Liz Twist Portrait Liz Twist (Blaydon) (Lab)
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Sanctions imposed by the UN on North Korea, especially those of the past year, are the strongest yet. Can the Secretary of State tell us what steps the Government are taking to ensure that all those sanctions are fully implemented and, crucially, enforced by all UN member states?

Boris Johnson Portrait Boris Johnson
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We have raised that at the UN repeatedly over the past few weeks, as the hon. Lady would expect us to do.