Foreign Affairs

John Baron MP warns of escalation in Syria

13th April 2018
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MP says lessons from previous interventions must be heeded There is growing speculation that the UK, France and the US will use military force on the Assad régime following the use of chemical weapons last weekend. John Baron MP, who has opposed every British military intervention since 2003, has published an article [online at:...
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John Baron MP urges caution over Syrian attack response

10th April 2018
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MP says consistency of objective would help our cause President Trump has indicated there will be consequences following last weekend’s gas attack in Syria, in which at least 42 people are believed to have died. There is speculation that the British Government might join in with possible American military action. John said, “Without any...
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John Baron MP highlights British Council’s ‘Future Leaders Connect’ Programme

16th March 2018
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John Baron MP highlights British Council’s ‘Future Leaders Connect’ Programme

MP encourages constituents aged 18- 35 to apply to the scheme ‘Future Leaders Connect’ is a programme run by the British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. The nine-day workshop is open to all young people aged 18-35, and will see ten representatives from the UK join 40 others...
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John Baron MP says Government must raise defence spending given Russian threat

14th March 2018
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MP says measures are a short-term fix Following the nerve agent attack in Salisbury, the Prime Minister gave a further Statement in the House of Commons this afternoon during which she set out the Government’s response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack. In the Chamber, John asked, “When it comes to the long term,...
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John Baron MP: Sanctions are only a short-term fix

12th March 2018
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MP says we must stand up to Russia’s bully-boy tactics Following the meeting of the National Security Council, the Prime Minister will give a Statement in the House of Commons this afternoon during which she is expected to blame the Russian Government for last week’s nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter....
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John Baron MP raises British Council funding

21st February 2018
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MP says Council’s work must not be jeopardised At Foreign & Commonwealth Office Questions in the House of Commons yesterday, John Baron MP raised reductions in funding to the British Council with the Government. According to present plans, the Government grant to the Council to fund its activities in developed countries will shortly cease...
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John Baron MP presses Prime Minister on EU Implementation Phase

23rd October 2017
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MP seeks assurances about no extension Today in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister gave a Statement following last week’s meeting of the European Council. In the House of Commons, John asked, “The Prime Minister is absolutely right not to rule out a ‘no deal’ scenario – to do otherwise would be utterly...
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John Baron MP urges Government to lobby Congress over Iran Nuclear Deal

16th October 2017
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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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John Baron MP says 1972 EU Act is biggest ‘Henry VIII’ clause in history

11th September 2017
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MP supports Government in EU Withdrawal Bill votes John Baron MP will tonight be supporting the Government as the EU Withdrawal Bill faces its first Commons test. The legislation is an essential part of the Brexit process, repealing the 1972 Act which took us into the EU and incorporating existing EU law into UK...
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John Baron MP questions Government on humanitarian support for Mosul

20th July 2017
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MP says international community must learn from mistakes Today in the House of Commons, during a Statement given by the Secretary of State for International Development, Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, John Baron MP asked, “The Government has previously acknowledged that the cutting of the food coupon system in the summer of 2013 in...
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