Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Debate
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Mike Wood
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Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
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Stephen Doughty
Because they see this for what it is, which is simply party political game playing. Games are being played with our national security in the other place in a way that is deeply reckless and irresponsible.
Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) (Con)
The Minister did not answer the question that the shadow Foreign Secretary asked, but it is inconceivable that Foreign Office Ministers will not have had discussions with their American counterparts about this issue over the last week. Can the Minister tell us whether it is still the Government’s position that US opposition to the treaty is purely about Greenland?
Stephen Doughty
As I have said many times, we continue to engage with the United States every day, as we have throughout the process, and that will continue.