China – The Right Balance?

China – The Right Balance?

During the International Relations and Defence Select Committee Inquiry into China, Trade and Security I asked if we have struck the right balance....My question was answered by Charles Parton OBE, Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) &...

All-Party Genocide Amendment Passed After Second Debate in the Lords by 359 votes to 188. With a majority of 171it returns to the House of Commons on Tuesday next – having been defeated by a slender Government majority of 11 votes on the first time of consideration during ping pong between the two Houses. Full debate and briefing here:

All-Party Genocide Amendment Passed After Second Debate in the Lords by 359 votes to 188. With a majority of 171it returns to the House of Commons on Tuesday next – having been defeated by a slender Government majority of 11 votes on the first time of consideration during ping pong between the two Houses. Full debate and briefing here:

Trade Bill (Ping Pong Amendment) February 2nd 2021. Video here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/7347b7f0-bd38-464a-8ddc-11e2e6bf55e0 All-Party Genocide Amendment Passed After Second Debate in the Lords by 359 votes to 188. With a majority of 171it returns to the...

Lord David Alton

For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.

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Lord Alton – Borders Bill – 26th June 2025.

Lord Alton made a speech on the Borders Bill urging Government to tackle the root causes of mass migration and displacement and to hit the smuggling gangs while upholding our obligation to protect the vulnerable. https://youtu.be/HLVBKjHRRpo Lord Alton of...

My analysis today for @GIS_Reports of the geopolitical role of the papacy-why Pope Leo needs to reassess the Vatican’s embrace of the CCP-which commits genocide, persecutes religion, imprisons political dissenters, uses slave labour, tramples on human rights – and why, Hong Kong’s Venerable Cardinal, Joseph Zen, warned the Conclave’s voting Cardinals to avoid the whiff of red smoke.

My analysis today for @GIS_Reports of the geopolitical role of the papacy-why Pope Leo needs to reassess the Vatican's embrace of the CCP-which commits genocide, persecutes religion, imprisons political dissenters, uses slave labour, tramples on human rights - and why...