Extract from Queen's Speech debate (Commons) - June 26
Tuesday, 27 June 2017 08:10
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con):...I welcome the
counter-terrorism review that has been initiated, but there is one
aspect that I want to highlight in the hope that my right hon.
Friends will draw it to the attention of the Home Secretary. Many
people were quite distressed to see in the streets of London very
recently the flags of Hezbollah in the al-Quds day
rallies. Hezbollah is a terrorist organisation. The
military wing is already proscribed in this country, but...Request free trial
Mr (Maldon)
(Con):...I welcome the counter-terrorism review that has
been initiated, but there is one aspect that I want to highlight in
the hope that my right hon. Friends will draw it to the attention
of the Home Secretary. Many people were quite distressed to see in
the streets of London very recently the flags
of Hezbollah in the al-Quds day
rallies. Hezbollah is a terrorist
organisation. The military wing is already proscribed in this
country, but there is frankly very little distinction between it
and the so-called civilian wing, the political wing. I know the
Home Secretary has said she will look at this. It is already
proscribed in many countries such as the United States, Canada and
the Netherlands. Given the distress that was caused by seeing the
flags paraded through London, and people calling for the
extermination of Israel and supporting what is a terrorist
organisation, I hope she will look at that matter
urgently...
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