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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

As I said earlier, we are looking at all the economic issues in relation to the occupied territories. The hon. Lady raises an important point, which is that what has happened in Gaza and the...

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I take this opportunity to pay tribute to my predecessor, now the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for her excellent work leading the campaign globally on violence against women...

Topical Questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I can assure the hon. Member that Labour MPs are very keen that action be taken, and it will be.

Topical Questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I take incredibly seriously my role in helping to tackle the cost of living crisis that the British people face, and that means working tirelessly to get back to the strait of Hormuz being...

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

The right hon. Lady raises a very important and sensitive issue about the families of British nationals who are missing. I assure her that we are engaging with the authorities on both sides of...

Topical Questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

The right hon. Lady makes a very important point. Any aid spending that we do must be value for money, but this is not just the right thing to do in principle to help to support the world’s...

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend raises a really important point. The reason I took up this role is that I want the World Bank to do more to make adaptation and resilience go further and faster and to make it...

Topical Questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I absolutely will take up that case. I know the right hon. Gentleman has a long-standing interest on a whole range of such issues. Because of that interest, I say to him that we will be...

Topical Questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I am sure the whole House will want to join me in expressing our deep sorrow for the flooding on the Nepal-China border that has caused widespread death and devastation. There are 987 confirmed...

Ukraine

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I endorse absolutely the spirit and substance of the hon. Gentleman’s important question. Let us be clear where the aggression comes from: it comes from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...

Ukraine

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I pay tribute to the work of my hon. Friend and other Members across the House on this incredibly important and profound issue. I can say yes, 100%, I commit to working with her and other Members...

Ukraine

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

I take this opportunity to pay tribute to the excellent job that my right hon. Friend did in government on Europe and those very difficult negotiations. I pay tribute to him for the brilliance...

Ukraine

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

On the end point made by the hon. Gentleman, Russia can make its threats, but we will not be deterred from our solidarity and support for Ukraine. I put that on record and make it clear in the...

Ukraine

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

These are matters for the Chancellor to determine, as the hon. Gentleman well knows, but I say this specifically on Ukraine: we will do whatever is necessary to support the Government of Ukraine....

Ukraine

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

This Government are determined to follow the leadership of every British Government since the Russian invasion and stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Ukraine against Russian...

Climate Change: National Security

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

The Leader of the Opposition will have to take responsibility for her own candidates. I was once Leader of the Opposition—it is a hard job, as I proved. There is an interesting point here,...

Climate Change: National Security

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

In my six weeks or so in the job, I have met a wide range of Foreign Ministers and have talked to many of them about these issues. Frankly, this has not been at the forefront of Foreign...

Climate Change: National Security

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

The hon. Lady makes an important point, but I do say to her that we inherited an incredibly difficult fiscal position, with extraordinary pressures on the public finances. We are doing everything...

Climate Change: National Security

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

We love Cornwall, and we love my hon. Friend for his brilliant advocacy on behalf of his constituents and for what Cornwall is doing. He is right, and I will look at his initiative, because...

Climate Change: National Security

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ed Miliband made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend—I used to say this at Energy Security and Net Zero questions—is a brilliant advocate on these issues, with huge expertise from before she came to the House. I assure...