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30 Jun, 4 tweets, 3 min read
New -- Foreign minister James Cleverly accused of breaking UK Ministerial Code over arms to Israel

by @markcurtis30

Cleverly is regularly refusing to answer questions posed to him by MPs, especially on UK arms exports to Israel.

dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-0…
Declassified finds 14 recent cases where @JamesCleverly has failed to provide direct answers to written questions by MPs.

Parliament is not being informed about the possible use of UK military equipment against Palestinians in conflict in Gaza.

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Said @BenJamalpsc of @PSCupdates: “This failure by the government to answer questions about arms exports to Israel is shamefully consistent with its systematic disregard of its own regulatory guidelines regarding arms exports". bit.ly/3w0S30w Image
Alba MP @KennyMacAskill said: "It’s just not good enough. Ministers are required to adhere to the Ministerial Code. Tory sleaze may be all over papers, but sadly military relations with Israel are denied even to elected members”.

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