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Lord Coaker (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 September 2025

Debate

Republic of Ireland: Defence Co-operation

Contribution

I agree with that. The memorandum of understanding between the UK Government and the Department of Defence in Ireland, in which a whole range of co-operative measures about how we work together were laid out and agreed by two sovereign Governments, was done in 2015 and was updated and refreshed in 2025, so that we have a fresh memorandum of understanding for 2026. That is something to be celebrated in Ireland and in the United Kingdom.

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