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Debate between Louise Haigh and Yvette Cooper
Tuesday 28th October 2025

(1 week, 1 day ago)

Commons Chamber
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Yvette Cooper Portrait Yvette Cooper
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The right hon. Gentleman will have heard me set out very clearly the threats that China poses to our national security, including those of transnational repression, support for Russia and espionage. He will know that range of threats and that is why it is deeply frustrating that the prosecution has not taken place. He will also know that China is a trading partner and that we continue to have strong economic relations. It is possible for both those things to be true.

Louise Haigh Portrait Louise Haigh (Sheffield Heeley) (Lab)
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Despite a ceasefire being in place for almost a year, Israeli forces struck UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon just this weekend. What work are the Government doing with the Lebanese Government and in particular the Lebanese armed forces to shore up our crucial ally in the region?