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Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 January 2026

Debate

Iran: Protests

Contribution

My Lords, the murder of those people in Iran who wish simply to have a say in who governs them is utterly contemptible. There are early signs that these protests will become more widespread, but there are not early signs that there will be mass rebellions in the Iranian military. Is now not the time that we should proscribe as terrorist organisations all those bodies within Iran that are actively suppressing their own population, as well as putting UK national interests at risk? Secondly, and perversely, I have read that our ambassador has been summoned by Iranian Ministers to view the protests. Should we not summon the Iranian ambassador to ensure that there is no repression of Iranian nationals or any British interests here in the United Kingdom, and show that we are now willing rapidly to expand the human rights sanctions regime for all aspects of the Iranian Government that are carrying out these repressive actions?

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