Today's debate on the Lords amendment to the Trade Bill is starting now. Debate is likely to focus on insertion of the clause below, led by @MPIainDS and @Nus_Ghani. #GenocideAmendmentpic.twitter.com/1RdQJMogU0
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@Tobias_Ellwood set to vote for the amendment; states importance of attracting US support, not allowing China to take advantage of 'wobbly' international rules-based order: "I encourage my government to take the moral high ground. It should be our default position."Näytä tämä ketju
@Nus_Ghani: "Today is Britain's moment to blaze a trail and showcase global leadership on trade and international law... we can uphold our UN obligations and ensure that we do not trade with genocidal states, or we can do nothing. And to do nothing is a council of despair."
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@AndrewBowie_MP opposes: "I have faith that the executive will do the right thing and that, if the day comes that it does not, this house will hold them to account. That is how parliamentary democracy works. We do not offload nor do we subcontract our moral compass."Näytä tämä ketju -
Greg Hands wraps up 4 hours of debate: "We need to make sure we are making good law. If a country is committing genocide, it's extremely unlikely that any UK government would be negotiating a trade agreement with them. I don't believe it would need a court to tell us that."
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