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Philippa Whitford

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Tuesday 26th June 2018

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait Boris Johnson
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My strong advice is for people to look at our Be on the Ball website, where they can follow Foreign Office advice, and to not to let their hopes run away with them.

Philippa Whitford Portrait Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) (SNP)
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T10. Last month, when the House debated the shooting of unarmed protesters on the Gaza border with high-velocity live rounds, the Minister talked about pushing for an investigation, yet three days later the UK abstained on a UN vote on an investigation. Why?

Alistair Burt Portrait Alistair Burt
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Because both the resolutions brought forward by the Human Rights Council and the UN Security Council were biased and not likely to produce the required answer. That was why we did not support them. We still maintain that there should be an independent and transparent investigation and we have raised the issue with the Israeli authorities directly.

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