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Proceeding contribution from David Winnick (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 17 March 2011. It occurred during Debate on North Africa and the Middle East.


North Africa and the Middle East

I have absolutely no illusions about the thuggery of Gaddafi, which has been evident since 1969. If we had already intervened in Libya—I mean western intervention or British intervention on its own—would not the response inevitably be, including from myself, why not intervene in Bahrain?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
525 c504 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Demonstrations Aviation Armed conflict British nationals abroad Deployment Human rights EU action France Politics and government United Nations USA UN resolutions Sanctions Turkey Civil disorder Middle East Yemen Egypt Libya Tunisia UN Security Council League of Arab States North Africa Bahrain Benghazi
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk