MP says West must negotiate with the Taliban Following the escape of nearly 500 Taliban fighters from a Kandahar prison in Afghanistan, a Foreign Office Minister made a Statement to the House as to the latest situation. John said: “This jail break will come as a severe blow to our troops in the...
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MP says the mission has changed sufficiently for a further vote Today in the House of Commons the Rt. Hon. William Hague MP, Foreign Secretary, made a Statement on the Middle East and North Africa. John Baron MP highlighted the change in the mission in Libya and suggested that this warranted a further...
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MP says fundamental mission change warrants further scrutiny Today John Baron MP has called for the recall of Parliament given that it is not due to sit for a couple of weeks. This follows a joint statement by the Prime Minister, President Sarkozy and President Obama stating that regime change in Libya is...
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MP suggests drift in timeframe and handling of Musa Kusa indicates desperation Yesterday afternoon in the House of Commons, during a Statement on Africa and the Middle East from the Foreign Secretary John Baron MP pressed the Rt. Hon. William Hague MP about the drift that was apparent in the expected length of...
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MP highlights intervention aimed at regime change Today, John Baron MP has highlighted the events over the last week clearly show regime change is the aim of our intervention in Libya. Recent comments by Cabinet Ministers have made it clear that our targeting of military assets on the ground in Libya will only...
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MP suggests Arab allies should have put it in and questions what is the end game Last night John Baron MP voted against a Government Motion supporting the Libyan No-Fly Zone. The Government won the vote 557 – 13. During the Debate he questioned the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition....
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MP advises caution Today in the House of Commons in a Statement by the Prime Minister on the Middle East and North Africa, progress was outlined about the plans for a no-fly zone. John asked: “May I suggest a note of caution about a no-fly zone. Our record of intervention in this region...
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MP: there must be balance Today in the House of Commons during an Urgent Question on the recently announced redundancies within the Armed Forces, John Baron MP questioned the Right Honourable Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for Defence about concerns within the Armed Forces about the balance between MOD personnel and...
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MP urges WW2 Veterans to apply In September 2010, John Baron MP raised awareness about a fully funded programme to allow WW2 Veterans (and their spouses) to return to where they saw active service. John has recently been notified by The Big Lottery Fund (which is organising the programme) that the deadline for...
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The Royal British Legion’s latest fundraising initiative, March For Honour kicks off today , and will see Armed Forces personnel speed-march nearly 1000 miles to raise £1 million for this year’s Poppy Appeal. Teams from the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Marines will begin the march in four different...
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