abstained on Amendment calling for ceasefire in Gaza
Nov 2023
abstained on Bill banning Britain’s public bodies from boycotting Israel
Jul 2023
abstained on Bill banning boycott of Israel in public pension funds
Feb 2022
Quotes
Hamas "carried out their pogrom on October 7th...they feared that an improvement in relations between Israel and several Arab states."
Hamas "decapitated babies and raped women"
Feb 2, 2024
Rise in antisemitism since October 7th, and there "has been a corresponding but smaller increase of attacks on Muslims."
Feb 2, 2024
Muslims and Jews have expressed "seemingly irreconcilable views" and "It is vital that the barbarity in the Middle East does not destroy what are essentially good relations between the different communities."
Feb 2, 2024
Why he opposes a ceasefire
Feb 2, 2024
Netanyahu is taking advantage of the war to seek his personal interests and Israel must have an election
Feb 2, 2024
Hamas is worse than Netanyahu as their objective is to commit genocide
Feb 2, 2024
"If Arab countries care about Palestinians, they might be better spending billions on them rather than football clubs."
Feb 2, 2024
The killing of Palestinian civilians is "inevitable" because Hamas "occupied and fought from schools and hospitals."