My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. We are now seeing a sanctions gap emerge, where the UK is the soft touch, the weakest link, and the slowest to the punch. None of us in this House wants to be in this position. We all welcome the regulations that the Paymaster General has brought before the House this afternoon, but the question that we put back is: “Tell us what further power and resources you need so that we can genuinely be best in class around the world.”
Sanctions
Proceeding contribution from
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 March 2022.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Sanctions.
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2021-22
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2022-04-01 16:56:59 +0100
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