Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:36 pm on 1 December 2025.
Baroness Uddin
Non-affiliated
2:36,
1 December 2025
My Lords, we had a wonderful and very productive debate last week on Sudan. These issues will continue to impact the people of South Sudan and Sudan. Will the Minister ensure that in any work Britain is doing, we are never again accused of interfering in what the people of Sudan are able to do in any democratic processes? What are our Government doing to ensure that they are talking to regional partners, especially the African Union, as well as the OIC?
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