Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:39 pm on 17 January 2023.
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Labour
2:39,
17 January 2023
My Lords, does the Minister agree that, if Scotland became independent and the United Kingdom ceased to exist, our membership of the Security Council might be open to question? Is that not why President Putin seeks to break up Britain?
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