Nobody can argue that allowing arms sales to Israel makes Britain complicit in how they use them. If, as now seems inevitable, Israel is found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, British citizens who facilitated the arms sales could also be prosecuted.
''The time has come to end our complicity and to halt arms sales to Israel', says the SNP's Stephen Flynn.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the country does not 'directly' provide arms to Israel and the government's position on defence exports is 'unchanged'.
Can the PM set out “when Waspi women will receive the compensation they rightly deserve?” asks the SNP’s Chris Law
Rishi Sunak says it’s “imperative” government takes the time “to thoroughly review the comprehensive findings” from the ombudsman
#PMQs
Natalie Elphicke wanted to join the Labour Party because she thinks Keir Starmer is politically closer to Boris Johnson than Rishi Sunak is. And Labour think it’s something to be proud of.
“Surely the time has come to end our complicity”
SNP’s Stephen Flynn asks Rishi Sunak if the UK will pause arms sales to Israel
The PM says the government takes their defence exports “extremely seriously” and is focused on ongoing negotiations
#PMQs
Natalie Elphicke voted consistently for the Rwanda Bill, & also for the Braverman/Jenrick efforts to make it even worse.
She’s now defected to Labour because she thinks Sunak hasn’t tackled what she sees as the problem of asylum seekers & evidently thinks Labour will be tougher
Hard not to get emotional watching this. Brave of
@HumzaYousaf
to talk about this so openly. All forms of racism are disgusting, of course. But when people question, challenge and deny your identity/existence - it really hurts so much more.
#HateWontWin
And the voters outside looked from Tory to Labour, and from Labour to Tory, and from Tory to Labour again but already it was impossible to say which was which.
UK fireign office minister says there's no simple yes / no answer to whether something is a crime against International Humanitarian Law.
Wrong. The International Criminal Court will answer that question when they convict those who are currently committing such crimes.
25 years ago we awoke to the results of the first Scottish Parliament election and today we will speak to 2 former First Ministers in our inquiry into inter government relations.
Members of the SNP in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy have chosen Cllr Lesley Backhouse as their parliamentary candidate for the upcoming general election. 🔗 Link below
Such a great piece on the McSweeney project by
@TomMcTague
- esp on the rejection of idea that Labour should simply give up on the pro Brexit working class voters and chase middle class graduates (which has been key to why this worked and Change UK didn’t)
I am holding an advice surgery next Friday 10th May, 10 - 12 noon, at The Dhammapadipa Temple, 199 Slateford Road EH14 1LA
If you are a constituent living in Edinburgh South West and would like my assistance, please call 0131 600 0156 for an appointment.
On
#BBCLauraK
Rwandan Govt Spokesperson unable to say how many asylum seekers they can take from UK. When I visited with
@HumanRightsCtte
in February I was told by Govt officials they expected to receive 2,000 this year & 10,000 over the next 5 years.
Lovely afternoon campaigning in the Garscadden area for
@CMonaghanSNP
.
Many people agreeing independence is the best way forward for Scotland, particularly in light of Westminster made crisis like cost of living and Brexit.
#ActiveSNP