"My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and she is absolutely right to ask why the UK abstained in the vote at the United Nations. She makes the point that we can never find out what arms exports have left this country and gone to Israel. Is it not …..." Tony Lloyd - View Speech
"I will pass the Minister’s words on to the hon. Member; I think we would all agree on that.
On a happier note, we meet today to celebrate the fact that it is now some 75 years since two important universal documents appeared. The universal declaration of human rights was …..." Tony Lloyd - View Speech
"Some identical twins differ more than others; that is all I will say. Nevertheless, he will speak on that declaration with great knowledge.
The only thing that I will say about the genocide declaration is that it is sometimes very narrowly interpreted as being concerned solely with the partial extermination—the …..." Tony Lloyd - View Speech
"Well, I am a Mancunian and we have different views on these things. I shall be leaving London sometime this evening, and not to go to Kigali.
What we must acknowledge is that a debate is taking place in the Minister’s party about the relevance of international law. I hope …..." Tony Lloyd - View Speech
"I have also visited Rwanda and met the same President the Minister will have spoken to. I recognise where Rwanda has come from, but I also recognise that in any journey we expect progress. The US Department of State’s critique is real and we ought to take it into consideration, …..." Tony Lloyd - View Speech
"Just a brief point, if I may. I fundamentally agree that the national strategy would move the situation forward, but we also need to internationalise this process. We need to at least bring together like-minded nations who would be prepared to buy in to exactly the same framework...." Tony Lloyd - View Speech
"I begin by thanking the hon. Members for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) and for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O’Hara) for their comments about the reception two days ago, which was actually hosted by IPU, the chair of which is with us today—the right hon. Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Karen Bradley)—and …..." Tony Lloyd - View Speech
"The United States Department of State’s annual country report on Rwanda says that among its human rights issues are unlawful killing, arbitrary killing, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and torture by the Rwandan Government. By what token does the Home Secretary judge that Rwanda is a safe country? Should he …..." Tony Lloyd - View Speech