Category Archives: Middle East

MING CAMPBELL COMMENTS ON IRAQ INQUIRY

Commenting on Tony Blair’s former Director of Communication Alastair Campbell’s evidence to the Iraq Inquiry, former Liberal Democrat Leader and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Sir Menzies Campbell said: “Alastair Campbell’s evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry was only the …

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CAMPBELL COMMENTS ON PRIME MINISTER’S AFGHANISTAN SPEECH

Commenting on the Prime Minister’s speech today about Afghanistan, Former Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Sir Menzies Campbell MP said: “The weakness in the Prime Minister’s case is that it depends not …

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CAMPBELL RESPONDS TO PRIME MINISTER’S AFGHANISTAN STATEMENT

Senior Liberal Democrat MP Sir Menzies Campbell questioned Gordon Brown today during the Prime Minister’s statement on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the House of Commons. Sir Menzies asked: “After eight years, what confidence can we have that the strategy announced …

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CAMPBELL CALLS ON UK GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT EQUAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN

Sir Menzies Campbell has today tabled a parliamentary motion and written to the Foreign Secretary to urge the British Government to protect equal rights for women in Afghanistan. The President of Afghanistan is reported to have introduced laws which would …

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MENZIES CAMPBELL COMMENTS ON GAZA CONFLICT

Commenting on the current conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Sir Menzies Campbell MP said: “This latest situation in Gaza and the West Bank is extremely alarming yet not entirely surprising. The aggression between the two sides has been …

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