Syria

Rehman Chishti Excerpts
Thursday 12th September 2013

(10 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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If the hon. Gentleman thinks that he was opposing an immediate military strike when he voted against the Government’s motion, he is deluding himself to the most extraordinary extent. That motion called for a second vote, for the House to await the findings of the United Nations inspectors, and for an attempt to be made to raise the matter strongly at the United Nations Security Council. I think that the self-delusion lies with him.

Rehman Chishti Portrait Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con)
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It has often been said that the international community will hold the Assad regime accountable for the massacre on 21 August in which than 1,400 people were killed. Is that still the case, and, if so, how will the international community hold the regime accountable?

I join the Foreign Secretary in paying tribute to Sir Mark Lyall Grant, our fantastic ambassador to the United Nations, whom I know well, and who does a great job.