Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Debate

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Baroness Wheatcroft

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Critical Benchmarks (References and Administrators’ Liability) Bill [HL]

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

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Arrest of Sudanese Prime Minister
Wednesday 27th October 2021

(2 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Portrait Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
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My Lords, again I hear what my noble friend has said but I cannot say any more than I have already on the case and legal proceedings.

Baroness Wheatcroft Portrait Baroness Wheatcroft (CB)
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My Lords, when he was Foreign Secretary, the man who is now our Prime Minister misspoke about the reason for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe being in Iran. Should he not now take personal responsibility for getting her out, as those words undoubtedly worsened her position?

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Portrait Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
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My Lords, my right honourable friend the Prime Minister takes the issue of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and indeed all detainees in Iran, very seriously and is personally engaging on this issue.

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