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Lord Oates (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 September 2025

Debate

Ethiopia and Eritrea

Contribution

My Lords, I also welcome the noble Lord to his place, but does he recognise that the UK’s influence in the Horn of Africa and across the continent has been greatly diminished by a lack of consistent political leadership in the FCDO, exemplified by having no fewer than eight different Foreign Secretaries and nine different Ministers for Africa since 2016? Does he share my dismay that, despite promises of a new partnership with Africa, the current Government have acted like their predecessor in moving aside a highly regarded Africa Minister just over a year into his post and further diminishing our already waning influence on the continent?

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