NATO and European Political Community Meetings

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:45 pm on 22 July 2024.

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Photo of Kit Malthouse Kit Malthouse The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice 2:45, 22 July 2024

The Prime Minister has given us fine words about the importance of our membership of international institutions, particularly international courts, and I agree with him—it is profoundly in our national interest that we are a member of these organisations—but he will know as well as I that those courts are only as good as the action and consequence that flow from their judgments. Without action and consequence, their judgments just become hot air. In relation to Israel-Gaza, and in particular the occupation of the west bank, can he please assure us that he is considering hard consequences for the very obvious flagrant breach of international law that is taking place daily in that part of the world?