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Proceeding contribution from Lord Spellar (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 January 2024. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Defending the UK and Allies.


Defending the UK and Allies

Earlier this century, following threats of access to the Suez canal from Somali piracy, the international community united with a widely based taskforce to successfully suppress it. Now that the Houthis are threatening seafarers’ lives and international navigation—along with the trade and jobs that depend on it—will the Prime Minister seek the widest possible international taskforce to deal with that? Will he also support the people of south Yemen, who want nothing to do with these terrorists?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
743 c584 
Session
2023-24
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Defence Armed conflict Piracy Shipping Warships UN resolutions Russia Yemen Ukraine Military intervention Guided weapons Military aid Unmanned air systems Red Sea Houthis
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk