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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 February 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

What does it say about our own rule of law when, in 2016, the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave former Rwandan general James Kabarebe special mission immunity to visit the UK? This was despite the UN report identifying him as effectively directing the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group, which has been implicated in widespread war crimes in the DRC, including summary executions, rape and forced recruitment.

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