MP says Government should invest more in diplomatic and armed services Today in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, gave a Statement on security in the Middle East following the killing of the Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. John asked, “Very few countries’ hands are completely...
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MP secures Urgent Question Today in the House of Commons, John Baron MP secured an Urgent Question on the future of the Iran Nuclear Deal. A year ago today, the US Government unilaterally withdrew from the deal, and recently has announced a forthcoming expansion of oil sanctions to all countries which buy oil from...
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MP says cost of deal failing could be severe At Foreign & Commonwealth Office Oral Questions in the House of Commons this afternoon, John Baron MP asked the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, about the Iran nuclear deal. In the Chamber, John asked, “Recent tensions between Iran and Israel underline the importance...
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MP condemns President Trump’s reckless decision Today in the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, gave a Statement following President Trump’s decision to unilaterally withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal, in which he affirmed the UK’s commitment to the agreement and described how the Government is striving, alongside its...
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MP says deal’s success is in everyone’s interests This afternoon in the House of Commons, the Government answered an Urgent Question from the Shadow Foreign Secretary over President Trump’s decision to de-certify the Iranian Nuclear Deal. In the House of Commons, John asked, “In welcoming the Government’s position, does the Minister accept that what...
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MP recalls 285-6 Commons defeat when advocating greater diplomacy This week the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) closed its 12-year investigation into possible nuclear weapons development in Iran. The IAEA concluded that Iran conducted work towards nuclear weapons in 2003, and to a lesser extent in 2009, but that no evidence of this...
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MP reflects on lost vote in 2012 (285-6) Yesterday it was announced that the negotiators of the ‘P5+1’ and Iran have succeeded in striking a deal over the Iranian nuclear programme. This deal aims to resolve over a decade of international concern over the Iranian nuclear weapons...
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MP suggests E3+3 has nuanced its approach Yesterday in the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, made a statement following the negotiations in Vienna last weekend regarding the Iranian nuclear programme. No deal was signed at the conclusion of the talks, but it was agreed that the deadline for...
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MP speaks in Parliamentary debate During a debate in the House of Commons today, John Baron MP has warned of the consequences of failure in the present talks over the Iranian nuclear programme. John supported the debate, which has come at an interesting time given that the Joint Plan of Action deadline of 24th...
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MP contrasts slow diplomatic progress with French and German trade delegations Today in the House of Commons the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon William Hague MP, made a statement on the Ukraine, Syria and Iran. Earlier in the day John Baron MP (as a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee) met the Iranian Chargé...
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