Shadow defence secretary urges Sunak to set out plans to ‘pursue peace’ in Middle East
Labour’s shadow defence secretary has urged Rishi Sunak to set out the Government’s actions to “pursue the path of peace” in the Middle East. Source: BBC Breakfast
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00:00 What the UK government is doing diplomatically to try and reduce tensions, to restore some
00:06 stability and to pursue the path of peace and a ceasefire in Gaza.
00:11 This is the most serious and most dangerous moment since Hamas launched that unprecedented
00:18 terror attack on Israel on October 7th.
00:22 And especially with our UK military in action over the weekend.
00:26 And we thank them for acting so professionally and effectively at short notice.
00:34 But we now need to hear from the Prime Minister in Parliament today.
00:38 We need to hear about the reasons for the military action, the legal basis for it, but
00:44 most importantly what the UK government is doing diplomatically to try and reduce tensions,
00:52 to restore some stability and to pursue the path of peace and a ceasefire in Gaza.