Sudan

Lord Callanan Excerpts

Tuesday 21st April 2026 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)]

I think it would be great to have much more focus globally on the conflict in Sudan and the suffering of the people of Sudan. That includes the public consciousness in this country, because, in the end, that does help force political focus internationally as well. But there is no doubt that the conflict in Sudan is in many ways an expression of disagreements that have emerged elsewhere. The noble and gallant Lord talks about the horn, but obviously in Somalia, Yemen, even across to Iran, we see this instability—it is all connected. It is very poorly appreciated how closely connected these conflicts are. The more we can do to make that case, the better.

[Lord Callanan (Con)]

My Lords, with so many terrible conflicts ongoing in the world at the moment, there is a danger of this one falling underneath the radar, so it is right that we are discussing it today. I thank the noble Baroness for the funding announcements that she has made. Perhaps some of them are more closely linked, as she indicated. Is she aware of the reports yesterday from the US of the arrest of an Iranian woman accused of selling £50 million-worth of bombs, drones and ammunition from the Iranian revolutionary guards to the Government of Sudan?