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Lord Walney Excerpts
Tuesday 25th June 2019

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Harriett Baldwin Portrait Harriett Baldwin
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I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for his assiduous pursuit of this agenda; he knows how closely we are working with both the ICC and other international forums to ensure that the situation in Sudan remains at the forefront of the international agenda and that we do everything we can to ensure a swift and orderly transition to civilian rule in that country. Clearly, accountability will not be forgotten by the international community.

Lord Walney Portrait John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Ind)
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Last week, the Minister for the Middle East suggested that we would have no ideas how to increase the pressure on Russia to stop targeting hospitals in Syria. He is wrong about that: we sent him a number of ideas just this morning. Will he meet us to discuss them, and will he consider those measures, including expelling the Russian ambassador for these atrocities?