Kashmir
Debate between Steve Baker and David Ward(10 years, 2 months ago)
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Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con)
I am reluctant to help the hon. Gentleman out, but, on that particular point, British Kashmiris are no more likely to ignore the issue of Kashmir than Irish Americans were likely to ignore the issue of Northern Ireland. In a representative democracy, we should simply accept the absolute need for us to listen to our thousands of constituents and to represent their views.