UK Government Recognition of Somaliland

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:47 pm on 18 January 2022.

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Photo of Bob Stewart Bob Stewart Conservative, Beckenham 5:47, 18 January 2022

I thank my right hon. Friend for allowing me to intervene. I do not have any Somalis in my constituency, but I have a great love for the country because my ayah came from Somaliland when we lived in Aden. I remind the House that the Aden Protectorate and the Somaliland Protectorate were very closely linked; I remember my father flying over to Somaliland as part of the Aden Protectorate Levies when there was that close link. The people of Somaliland have a real affection for this country. That goes back a long time, and it would be absolutely right of our Government to encourage, support and allow Somaliland to be a real nation.