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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
British Indian Ocean Territory

"The people who we should be worried about are not the people in charge of the British overseas territories—we should be worried about the people who are watching what we do and making decisions about how they will act, as we saw with previous attempts to take control of those …..."
Kieran Mullan - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
British Indian Ocean Territory

"That is a fact. My right hon. Friend will know that other UN bodies have supported Argentina for decades, and are pressuring us to continue negotiations around that issue. The Government rely on what the UN says, but the UN’s position on the Falklands is completely contrary to the interests …..."
Kieran Mullan - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
British Indian Ocean Territory

"The mistake the hon. Member makes is in buying into China’s narrative that there is a grey zone in the South China sea. There is no grey zone. China should not be there, but it could not care less. It goes there anyway. The idea that some agreement we make …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
British Indian Ocean Territory

"Does my right hon. Friend agree that at every single point from 2010 onwards, all the Labour party has ever done is encourage us to spend more?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
British Indian Ocean Territory

"Even if we accept the Government’s position that Mauritius does not get on particularly well with China, are we really leaving in the hands of fate the question of whether the Mauritians might change their minds 50 years from now and seek to line up with China’s sphere of influence? …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
British Indian Ocean Territory

"My right hon. Friend highlights the lessons that the rest of the world will be drawing from this decision.

A submissive approach to third party calls on these issues displays an incredible naiveté about the world we live in and the direction we are travelling. Our previous positive disposition towards …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
British Indian Ocean Territory

"It is not just the WTO; the Chinese are supposed to follow the jurisdiction of international maritime courts, for example. The Government point to that as a reason why we should comply with them, but the Chinese break those rulings all the time, as we discussed in relation to the …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
28 Jan 2026 - Youth Unemployment - View Vote Context
Kieran Mullan (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 89 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 287
Division Vote (Commons)
28 Jan 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Kieran Mullan (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 91 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 294 Noes - 108
Division Vote (Commons)
28 Jan 2026 - British Indian Ocean Territory - View Vote Context
Kieran Mullan (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 94 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 284