MP: Russian Sanction is a badge of honour Today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow announced that 287 British MPs have been banned from entering the Russian Federation due to their ‘Russophobic hysteria’. Many of those named on the banned list are no longer MPs, but John Baron MP is amongst the number...
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MP: British Council closures must not go ahead Yesterday in the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, gave a Statement on Ukraine. John asked, “Perhaps for too long, the West has harvested the peace dividend, but there is no doubt that we have entered a new era in the...
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MP: British Council should not have to be closing operations During yesterday’s general debate on Ukraine, John Baron MP twice intervened on the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon David Lammy MP. In the Chamber, John said, “…do those on the Labour Front Bench accept that, for too long, the west has basked in the...
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MP: defensive support must be calibrated not to escalate war Today in the House of Commons, the Defence Secretary gave a Statement regarding UK support to Ukraine and highlighted further military support to help Ukrainian forces. John pressed the Government on the issue of Polish jets being donated to Ukraine. John asked: “In commending...
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MP: direct military intervention would lead to wider war Today in the House of Commons John Baron MP asked the Government to confirm its intentions regarding direct military involvement in Ukraine. John said: “In part because of humanitarian concerns, there are siren voices which continue wanting to commit us to a no-fly zone in...
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MP votes for stronger economic crime measures Yesterday in the House of Commons, the Government passed all stages of the Economic Crime Bill which will aid efforts to crack down on ‘dirty money’ in the UK. It will introduce a Register of Overseas Entities as well as improve the powers of Unexplained Wealth Orders....
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MP says Defence Secretary is right on Russia Today the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, warned that Russia posed a ‘real and present danger’ to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and pointed to increased Russian defence spending. It also emerged this morning that RAF Typhoon aircraft were scrambled yesterday to...
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MP says Crimea holds lessons which need to be heeded During the debate in the House of Commons today on the Ukraine, John Baron MP has described events in Crimea as a wake-up call, and again argued that Britain needs to spend more on its Armed Forces. This follows a fuller explanation in Hansard...
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