As well as a substantial Muslim community, which has been quick to condemn the atrocities in Paris, Worcester hosts the longest continuously running newspaper in the English language, and the tomb of King John, whose unwilling but lasting legacy of the Magna Carta will be commemorated this year. Does the Home Secretary agree that the survival of that charter over 800 years, and recent events, demonstrates that the pen, if properly defended, can be mightier than the sword?
Terrorist Attacks (Paris)
Proceeding contribution from
Robin Walker
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 14 January 2015.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Terrorist Attacks (Paris).
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