Foreign Affairs and Defence

Part of Debate on the Address – in the House of Commons am 1:52 pm ar 18 Gorffennaf 2024.

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Photo of Layla Moran Layla Moran Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs & International Development), Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Science, Innovation & Technology) 1:52, 18 Gorffennaf 2024

I could not agree more. It has really concerned me how people perceive a double standard between what is happening in this conflict and what is happening between Ukraine and Russa. They are very different conflicts. As politicians, we have to bolster that international rules-based order so that people have faith that injustices anywhere in the world will be put through a proper process and determined. I am afraid to say that we are at risk—not just this country but the US—of undermining that system. I urge the Government to take a different approach.

I will simply end by saying that I urge the Government to go further and faster on a two-state solution. I would love to see a plan for what they mean by leading. I would offer my services with pleasure, because we need that two-state solution, with Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in dignity and security. It is going to take much more than a change in tone to get there. It is vital to what we need to achieve peace, not just in Israel-Palestine but in the middle east and the region as a whole.