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Fascinating rumour in Westminster Bubble at the mo: @DominicRaab apparently had five Magnitsky sanctions prepared for #Uyghur persecuting Chinese officials but was blocked from announcing them in January by Number Ten.
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Happy 70th birthday @DavidAltonHL - easily the hardest working politician I know. Over 40 years standing up for human rights, day in, day out. Thank you.
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The #IntegratedReview makes the right noises but is ultimately incoherent re: #China. You can’t categorise a state as a strategic threat AND plan to invest more in it. Just means you reward the threat. Reminiscent of our skewed approach to Magnitsky sanctions: #anyonebutChina twitter.com/MrHarryCole/st…
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#IntegratedReview on China in a sentence:
China is bad, so let’s give them more money.
Yuhuh. That’ll show ‘em. twitter.com/10DowningStree…
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This is a trend. Using climate change to excuse doing nothing to hold China to account.
A new kind of climate exceptionalism: putting on a green mask to disguise our greed for RMB.
A reminder that China, the biggest polluter, has evaded meaningful commitments on climate. twitter.com/BelleTimsit/st…
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The real story behind the inherent contradictions in the #IntegratedReview and the real reason for opposition to the #GenocideAmendment 👇 twitter.com/singharj/statu…
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Thanks to @Telegraph for an opportunity to say what I really think about the #IntegratedReview
telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/1…
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Will the Government stand up for one of their MPs, currently being harassed and accused of lying by Chinese Embassy officials? twitter.com/Nus_Ghani/stat…
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#Breaking UK Government intends to prevent a vote on the #GenocideAmendment AGAIN.
They will instead re-table @neill_bob wrecking amendment which excludes #Uyghurs
From a Government letter to all MPs.
Really poor.
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I’ve never felt more like a second tier nation than watching this knowing UK leaders would not have the courage to say the same. twitter.com/Reuters/status…
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#BREAKING: @trussliz and @neill_bob table motion to deny @HouseofCommons a vote on the #GenocideAmendment - insisting on their previous amendment which does not apply to China, and will do nothing for #Uyghurs
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The most frustrating thing about this is that we aren't even asking them to say #China is committing genocide against #Uyghurs. Just that their policy of "judges, not politicians" determining genocide should be operable. twitter.com/lukedepulford/…
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ALRIGHT TEAM: just to confuse you a bit more re: #GenocideAmendment @Nus_Ghani has now tabled an amendment to the Gov motion.
If the Speaker selects this amendment (unlikely) then we get a straight vote on the #GenocideAmendment.
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Over 100 leaders from student societies wrote to @DominicRaab to ask him to accept the #GenocideAmendment twitter.com/UyghurStop/sta…
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Stanley Johnson, unperturbed by atrocities in the #Uyghur Region or the UK’s obligations to #HongKong intervenes to put pressure on his son @BorisJohnson to ignore them, too.
Pretty ugly stuff.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
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👏Board of Deputies of British Jews president pleads with MPs to vote for the #GenocideAmendment ahead of today’s vote, and points out flaws in @neill_bob amendment (which does nothing to help #Uyghurs)
thetimes.co.uk/article/mps-mu…
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📢This is it, folks. The final vote on the #GenocideAmendment is today.
Last opportunity to tweet/write to your MP to ask them to vote with their consciences + for #Uyghurs.
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#BREAKING: seems likely @DominicRaab is going to announce sanctions of #Uyghur abusing officials today in a bid to head of defeat on #GenocideAmendment
Massive win for this campaign, if so! twitter.com/MrHarryCole/st…
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Whoa. All happening today.
About 3:30pm @DominicRaab announcing sanctions against Chinese officials.
#GenocideAmendment debate expected around 6pm.
Four @ipacglobal Co-Chairs just sanctioned by China. @bueti @MiriamMLex @DSakaliene @SamuelCogolati
twitter.com/fbermingham/st…
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#Breaking @Nus_Ghani amendment has been SELECTED by the Speaker!!!
We will get a straight vote on the #GenocideAmendment!!!
Fantastic work, everyone!
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BREAKING: Parliamentary system mysteriously goes down, delaying proceedings for 30 minutes.
Raab statement now 4pm. Genocide Amendment vote 7:30 (debate 6:30 ish).
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BREAKING: U.K. sanctions announced.
No Chen Quanguo?!!
Welcome, but why did the UK have to be embarrassed into doing this by the EU and US? twitter.com/CharlieLoudon/…
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