Rt Hon James Cleverly MP Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs   20th April 2023 Our Ref: 20230420/JC   Dear Foreign Secretary,   RE: Stampede in Sanaa, Yemen   I am writing to you regarding the tragic incident that took place in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, where at…

The situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate and attacks are ever more brutal. As the Chair of Labour Friends of Yemen, I asked at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Questions what more can be done by the UN to end the war in Yemen and called for the Group of Eminent…

As Chair of Labour Friends of Yemen, it was great to secure a debate in Westminster Hall this month to speak out about the humanitarian crisis. I was pleased that many other Labour MPs joined me despite the limited time for the debate. I spoke of the worsening crisis in…

This Sunday marks two years since the Stockholm Agreement was signed. Since then the war and humanitarian crisis in Yemen has only got worse. The UK can and should play a large role in stabilising the crisis, both as an international leader in the UN and as a supplier of…

Earlier today I took part in Foreign, Commonwealth and Dominion Questions, calling on the Government to step up and play a larger part in holding Saudi Arabia to account for their actions in Yemen. I asked the Foreign Secretary, “Last month the remote village of Washah in Northern Yemen was…