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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

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Currently held offices

• Member, European Affairs Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) ( 1 Jul 2019 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Exiting the European Union) (28 Oct 2016 to 28 Nov 2023)
• Member, EU Justice Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)

Recent appearances

• European Convention on Human Rights: 75th Anniversary - Motion to Take Note 20 Mar 2025

  My Lords, I join others in warmly commending the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for securing this debate and for his excellent speech, which has set off a very valuable debate. The noble Lord is a true liberal, whatever his current location. It is unusual for a Member of the House of Lords to have the honour to chair the Joint Committee on Human Rights, but it is a tribute to him and an honour for...

• European Convention on Human Rights: 75th Anniversary - Motion to Take Note 20 Mar 2025

  I think answering that might set up another mini-debate, and I am not going to be tempted to go down that road. For a major power such as us, a founding member of this European system, to leave the convention—and thus the Council of Europe, a point made by several noble Lords—would sow division and confusion among liberal states just when we need solidarity. It would demonstrate that the...

• Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL] - Second Reading 14 Mar 2025

  My Lords, when moving a similar Bill in the other place two years ago, my friend Layla Moran, whom I greatly admire as an MP and respect as a self-described daughter of Palestine but also friend of Israel, asked the Government to recognise the state of Palestine without any preconditions. As the vice-president of the Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel, though speaking in a personal capacity,...

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