MP cautions against mission creep in Iraq and Syria Today in the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, gave the Government’s latest quarterly statement on Afghanistan. British combat operations in Afghanistan are due to end on 31st December 2014. In the House of Commons, John asked, “Our mistake in...
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MP also points to Libya and Afghanistan Following the news from northern Iraq, John Baron MP warns of the dangers of intervention. John resigned from the shadow Front Bench to vote against the Iraq war in 2003, and was the only Conservative to vote against both Afghanistan and Libya. John said, “One of the...
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MP calls for non-conditional talks with the Taliban Yesterday in the House of Commons the Prime Minister, Rt Hon David Cameron MP, gave a statement on Afghanistan. The Statement followed his visit last week to Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the House, John said, “For the many of us who supported the expulsion of...
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MP says there is much common ground to discuss John Baron MP has welcomed news that the US is holding direct talks with the Taliban over the future of Afghanistan. John has long advocated the need for talks given his belief that the Taliban were never going to be beaten with the resources available....
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MP calls for non-conditional talks in advance of troop withdrawal In a statement on Afghanistan this week in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, gave the Government’s quarterly assessment of the situation. During the statement, the Defence Secretary announced that 3,800 British troops will be...
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MP reminds the Government of the reasons for our Afghan deployment Yesterday in the House of Commons, during Foreign and Commonwealth Office questions, John Baron MP asked the Minister, Alistair Burt MP, about our mission in Afghanistan. In the House of Commons, John said, “The education of girls is of course very laudable, but...
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MP highlights Taliban account for just one quarter of ‘green-on-blue’ attacks Further to his Urgent Question in Parliament on Tuesday, John Baron MP has sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Defence calling on him to re-examine the case for joint on-the-ground operations between British troops and Afghan forces in light of...
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Key questions asked and mission clarity requested. Today in the House of Commons, the Speaker granted John Baron MP an Urgent Question (UQ) – this allows MPs to raise issues of concern at short notice, and involves the appropriate Secretary of State answering those concerns at the dispatch box. John raised reports of NATO’s...
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MP: We are fighting the wrong enemy in the wrong country Today in the House of Commons the Secretary of State for Defence made a Statement about the recent deaths of British soldiers killed by rogue Afghan security forces. There have been 51 cases of ‘green on blue’...
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MP says key stumbling-block to diplomatic solution must be removed Today in the House of Commons, the Rt Hon Justine Greening MP made the Government’s quarterly statement on Afghanistan on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Ministry of Defence and her own Department. Again, John took...
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