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Lord Callanan (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 1 September 2025

Debate

Palestinian Territories: Development Support

Contribution

My Lords, following on from the answer that the noble Baroness has just given, of course, the Government lose no opportunity to lecture us on how much they support and are bound by the concept of international law. The Montevideo convention sets out in international law the four criteria that constitute a state. Will the noble Baroness tell the House specifically which of those criteria are filled by the state of Palestine that they are about to recognise?

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