Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Michael Shanks presses Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Gaza humanitarian crisis
dailyrecord.co.ukRutherglen and Hamilton West MP Michael Shanks has pressed the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.During the Iran-Israel update in Parliament on Monday, April 15, Shanks turned the spotlight on the situation in Gaza, where the UK now stands alone in not restoring funding to the crucial aid agency, UNRWA.This followed on from his colleague MP Marsha De Cordova’s question regarding the situation in Gaza “worsening every day” and when funding will resume to the UNRWA.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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In response to a question from my hon. Friend, the Member for Battersea, I think the Prime Minister said that he has received the interim report on UNRWA and that in due course he will receive the final report.“Will he publish the interim report, and if not, why not?
With Canada, France, Finland, Australia, Sweden and the EU having now restored funding, why does the UK stand alone?”The Prime
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