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John Howell Excerpts
Tuesday 18th July 2023

(9 months, 2 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Rutley Portrait David Rutley
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My right hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point. The actions of Iran are abhorrent and causing all sorts of challenges in regional instability, and they need to be called out.

John Howell Portrait John Howell (Henley) (Con)
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Recently published documents reveal an ambitious peace project to establish a continuous land bridge directly connecting Israel to Jordan and other Arab states. What steps is the Foreign Office taking to support our middle east allies on this welcome peace project?

David Rutley Portrait David Rutley
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We welcome all steps to help move forward with the middle east peace process and follow those particular points with interest.