United Kingdom parliament
Emily Thornberry
Member of Parliament · Labour
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House of Commons · House of Commons · 8 September 2026
Urgent Question: Falkland Islands sovereignty
“Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. The Israeli minister Ben-Gvir has said that it is time for the state of Israel to publicly recognise the Falkland Islands as Argentine territory under occupation. And that we, the British, are not merely…”
Watch from 1:14:00Foreign Secretary statement: Israel-Palestine policy and settlement sanctions
“Madam Deputy Speaker, at last. I'm so very happy to finally see a British government, a Labour British government, finally doing the right thing and taking a strong stand against the illegal building of settlements in the occupied territories of…”
Watch from 2:19:35
Foreign Affairs Committee · House of Commons · 7 September 2026
Opening of inquiry and witness introductions
“The Foreign Affairs Committee is beginning its formal inquiry into Syria. And we're very grateful to have in front of us, would you like to introduce yourself? I think many of us as we come into the beginning of September…”
Watch from 0:03New People’s Assembly: composition and representativeness
“I mean there are certain obvious things that are measurable. So so the composition of parliament is a is a kind of an obvious one. And as I understand it a third of the parliament is is is going to…”
Watch from 4:53New People’s Assembly: composition and representativeness
“Hang on, so that's a lot that you're saying. So may I just, may I just back us a little bit? So I just want to understand, could, I mean, I hear the criticisms, but, but the parliament itself nevertheless,…”
Watch from 7:56
House of Commons · House of Commons · 2 September 2026
Representation of the People Bill: Government overhaul of elections and political finance
“She refers to the anonymity of source of crypto and does she not agree with me that it's difficult to know what the attraction of crypto is further than the fact that you can hide where the money comes from?…”
Watch from 2:35:04Opposition, Lib Dem and backbench challenges: PR, foreign money and online harms
“The allegations that the honorable lady is making is extremely serious and should be based on robust evidence. To be told that, I can't remember what the phrase was, volunteers had reported, is not sufficient and she must understand the…”
Watch from 3:03:10Money in politics: Donation caps, crypto system and big‑money influence
“Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. I applaud the government's ambitions in this bill and the fact that they want to fix politics and they want it to be fair and free from foreign interference. There is much to…”
Watch from 4:27:07
House of Commons · House of Commons · 1 September 2026
FCDO Q1–3: Israel arms exports, West Bank settlements, Chagos treaty
“Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Can I begin by welcoming the Foreign Secretary and his new team to their place? But can I in particular welcome my honourable friend? I am cross with her for leaving the Foreign Affairs…”
Watch from 8:25Responses to PM statement: Opposition scrutiny, defence, migration, tax and institutional reform
“Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And the Prime Minister is absolutely right. We must free our politics and bring back trust. And it seems to me that we could start doing it tomorrow. We could take foreign influence out…”
Watch from 1:52:01
Foreign Affairs Committee · House of Commons · 14 July 2026
Opening: Foreign Secretary’s priorities and AI
“Foreign Secretary. Last time we saw you before the committee was in December last year and we're pleased to see you again to cover a wide range of issues that are currently on your desk. And we're also really pleased…”
Watch from 0:00Opening: Foreign Secretary’s priorities and AI
“So, I mean obviously the world is changing very fast and it's and it's difficult to keep up with it and it's been a very challenging period of time. But I think that my concern is that you know all…”
Watch from 7:51Strait of Hormuz: Iran actions and Trump toll threat
“And obviously yesterday we had Donald Trump saying that he was going to be the guardian of the Straits of Hormuz and that he was going to charge ships 20% for the privilege of his being the guardian. I mean…”
Watch from 8:45
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