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Iraq: Coalition Against ISIL

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Labour) in the House of Commons on Friday, 26 September 2014. It occurred during Debate on Iraq: Coalition Against ISIL.

It is a great pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire (Alistair Burt). His speech reminded me that, in my view, the Foreign Office is a worse place for his not being there.

I want to pick up a few strands that have been developing in the debate. The hon. Member for Gravesham (Mr Holloway) described the way in which the bad and the good were trying to get rid of the ugly, but left unanswered the question of what we should do if they asked for outside help to get rid of the ugly. Whether or not we like the fact that this action is seen as being

United States-led, a democratically elected state is asking for our help, and I think that we are duty bound to give that help.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
585 cc1306-7 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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