Venezuela

Debate between Graham P Jones and Peter Heaton-Jones

Thursday 7th February 2019 Commons Chamber

[Peter Heaton-Jones (North Devon) (Con)]

I thank my right hon. Friend the Minister for his statement, which is extremely welcome. It stands in stark contrast to the contribution by the hon. Member for Heywood and Middleton (Liz McInnes), which was regrettably, I am afraid, ill-judged in both its tone and content. Will he assure me that we are doing everything we can to condemn the persecution and intimidation being meted out by this socialist regime to opposition activists?

[Graham P. Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab)]

It’s not socialist—it’s Marxist.

[Peter Heaton-Jones]

In particular, can we also ensure that we are doing everything we can to secure the safety of journalists, who need to have the freedom to report what is happening there safely and securely?