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Emily Darlington Excerpts
Tuesday 28th October 2025

(2 days, 1 hour ago)

Commons Chamber
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Emily Darlington Portrait Emily Darlington (Milton Keynes Central) (Lab)
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The British public are under no illusions about the level of resources needed for humanitarian aid in Gaza and the rebuild of Gaza, and they want to play their part. Have the Government considered aid-matching each £1 of public contribution with £1 of Government money to increase the proportion of British aid and rebuilding that can happen in Gaza?

Yvette Cooper Portrait Yvette Cooper
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We are looking at different ways to ensure that we can get sufficient resources into Gaza—that will require not just immediate humanitarian assistance but long-term reconstruction aid—and we are continuing to work with our allies and here in the UK on doing so.