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At today’s Foreign Office Questions session, Foreign Secretary David Lammy set out the government’s position on the ongoing negotiations with Iran led by the United States to secure a new nuclear deal. He said: “The Read more…
At Foreign Office Questions today, Wirral West MP Matthew Patrick once again pushed the government on the fate of the 58 Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza, and in particular on humanitarian access to them during Read more…
At today’s Lords statement on counter-terrorism arrests of Iranian nationals over the weekend, Labour peers raised questions around proscription of the Iranian IRGC as a terrorist organisation. Lord Cryer asked “My Lords, I appreciate my Read more…