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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 November 2025

Debate

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

Contribution

Indeed, on the key point that my noble friend Lord Lilley made regarding the ICJ, we were one of the strongest supporters of setting it up. I have read some of the debates that took place at the time; we were one of the strongest supporters. However, in our protocol to the UN resolution setting up the ICJ, as my noble friend pointed out, we made it crystal clear that the UK would never accept as binding jurisdiction

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