Aleppo and Syria Debate

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Mike Gapes

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Unlawful Killing (Recovery of Remains)

Aleppo and Syria

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Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill
Tuesday 11th October 2016

(8 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Mitchell Portrait Mr Mitchell
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My hon. Friend is on to an extremely good point.

Mike Gapes Portrait Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Lab/Co-op)
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The right hon. Gentleman mentioned Guernica. In the 1930s, there was united condemnation of what the Nazis and their air force were doing in Spain in support of the fascist regime. Is it not time that we had a united, unambiguous, explicit, direct condemnation of what Putin is doing in support of Assad in Aleppo at this moment, not just from the Government but from the Opposition Benches unanimously?

Andrew Mitchell Portrait Mr Mitchell
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The hon. Gentleman is on to an extremely good point. What is needed is a concerted effort by the international community uniting to make Russia feel the cost of its support of and participation in the barbaric bombardment of Aleppo.

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