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20 Jan, 11 tweets, 6 min read

@Ianblackford_MP

🗣 @Ianblackford_MP: “Mr Speaker, this afternoon, millions around the world will breathe a massive sigh of relief when President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are sworn into office.” #PMQs

@Ianblackford_MP

🗣 @Ianblackford_MP: “The democratic removal of Donald Trump gives all of us the hope that the days to come will be that little bit brighter.” #PMQs

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🗣 @Ianblackford_MP: “Turning the page on the dark chapter of Trump's presidency, isn't solely the responsibility of President Joe Biden.” #PMQs

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🗣 @Ianblackford_MP: “It is also the responsibility of those in the Tory party, including the Prime Minister, who cosied up to Donald Trump and his callous worldview.” #PMQs

@Ianblackford_MP

🗣 @Ianblackford_MP: “This morning, the former Prime Minister, the member for Maidenhead, accused the current Prime Minister of abandoning moral responsibility on the world stage by slashing international aid.” #PMQs

@Ianblackford_MP

🗣 @Ianblackford_MP: “So, if today is to be a new chapter, if today is to be a new start, will the Prime Minister begin by reversing his cruel policy of cutting international aid for the world's poorest?” #PMQs

@Ianblackford_MP

.@Ianblackford_MP: “People would find the Prime Minister's claims about the UK's global leadership a bit more believable if, last night, he hadn't ordered his MPs to vote down an amendment to the Trade Bill that would have stopped trade deals with countries who commit genocide.”

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🗣 @Ianblackford_MP: “Mr Speaker, genocide isn't a matter of history - it is happening in our world right now.

“The international community has stood idly by as Uighir Muslim men, women and children are forced into concentration camps in China's Xinjiang province.” #PMQs

@Ianblackford_MP

🗣 @Ianblackford_MP: “Yesterday, the outgoing US Secretary of State officially said that genocide was taking place and the incoming Secretary of State Antony Blinken agrees with his view.” #PMQs

@Ianblackford_MP

🗣 @Ianblackford_MP: “Is the Prime Minister prepared to follow that lead? Is he prepared to stand up today and clearly state that genocide is being committed against the Uighir population in China?” #PMQs

@Ianblackford_MP

🗣 @Ianblackford_MP: “If he is, will he urgently work with the new Biden administration to bring this to the UN Security Council so that international pressure can be brought to bear on China?” #PMQs

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