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Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 1 September 2025

Debate

Middle East

Contribution

We are only, I think, three weeks away from the UN General Assembly, when the decision on recognition will be communicated. As I have said before, I cannot comment on the designation of future sanctions, but I observe how extraordinary it is to impose sanctions on individual members of the cabinet of a country with which we have such long, close historic ties.

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