MP stresses need to drop preconditions to Taliban talks Today in the House of Commons the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, the Secretary of State for Defence, made a statement on British troop levels in Afghanistan. John Baron MP took the opportunity to press him over the need for non-conditional talks with the enemy....
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MP: Troops have done their job, now time for politicians to do theirs Today during Foreign and Commonwealth Questions in the House of Commons, John Baron MP pressed the Foreign Secretary about the need to open non-conditional talks with the Taliban. This follows further recent evidence, including recent attacks over the weekend, which suggests...
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MP argues for non-conditional talks with the Taliban John Baron MP has berated the UK and US governments over their handling of the Afghan cri sis and warns that they risk utterly failing our soldiers following the breakdown of talks with the Taliban. John is a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. He...
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MP: latest civilian deaths emphasises local impression that ISAF is occupying force Today in the House of Commons, during a Statement on the US killing of 16 Afghan civilians, John Baron MP pressed the Defence Minister, Nick Harvey MP, as to the need to open non-conditional talks with the Taliban. John opposed our initial...
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MP says there should be a statement Today in the House of Commons, during Business Questions, John Baron MP asked the Leader of the House for a statement on a recently leaked NATO report on Afghanistan. John has long been critical of Government policy and was the only Conservative MP to vote against the...
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MP highlights Afghan Security Force’s non-Pashtun makeup During Defence Questions in the House of Commons, John Baron MP questioned the Secretary of State for Defence about the ethnic imbalance of the Afghan Security Forces. This is deemed to be a potential risk to a successful handover in 2014. John opposed our initial involvement in...
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‘The Future of Conservatism’ launched today at Party Conference In a new book (‘The Future of Conservatism: Values Revisited’) launched today at party conference, John Baron MP advocates a fundamental review of British foreign policy. John was the only Conservative MP to vote against the Libyan intervention and our policy in Afghanistan, and resigned...
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MP draws parallels with Provisional IRA talks Today in the House of Commons the Prime Minister made a Statement about troop withdrawals from Afghanistan. John Baron MP took the opportunity to press the Prime Minister about the need for talks with the Taliban to be non-conditional. John said: “May I press the Prime...
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MP says the differences between the Taliban and Al Qaeda need exploring Yesterday afternoon, during Foreign Office Questions in the House of Commons, John Baron MP pressed the Foreign Secretary, The Rt. Hon. William Hague MP, as to the importance of getting the Americans to open talks with the Taliban. John said: “Given...
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MP repeats his call for Americans to open non-conditional talks with the Taliban Today in the House of Commons the Prime Minister made a Statement on the death of Osama Bin Laden and its ramifications for counterterrorism around the world. John used the opportunity to press again the need to explore the differences...
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