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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

Finally, I think I am right in saying—am I not?—that, if indeed there was a judgment that was causing us a great deal of grief, it would have to go to the Security Council and it could be vetoed by the UK. That is the third part of a triple lock, which means that we will never be bound by any of these judgments.

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