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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions: 5 September 2018

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

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🗓️ 5 September 2018

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, took questions from MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday 5 September 2018.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Order.

0:02.0

Questions to the Prime Minister?

0:05.0

Tulip Sidique.

0:07.0

Thank you.

0:10.0

Thank you, Mr Speaker.

0:13.0

And I'm sure that members from all sides of the House would like to join me in congratulating both the English and the Scottish women's football teams.

0:24.7

They're excellent performance in qualifying for next year's World Cup.

0:28.4

Mr Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.

0:32.5

In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.

0:34.2

Tulip Seneke.

0:35.7

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my constituent Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was released temporarily for three

0:42.3

days last month before being hauled back to prison in Iran.

0:47.3

Worse still, when she was on a furlough, she was contacted by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard

0:53.3

saying that if she attempted to contact the British Embassy, her family would be harmed.

1:00.0

I find it deeply troubling that a British citizen was threatened against contacting her own embassy.

1:08.0

Does the Prime Minister share my concern and will she raise the specific

1:12.5

issue with President Rouhani when she next speaks to him, perhaps in New York later this

1:18.1

month?

1:18.4

Thank you.

1:19.4

Thank you.

1:20.4

Mr. Chairman, I say to the Honourable Lady that I share the concerns that she

1:24.4

has expressed and our thoughts I know across, across the whole house, remain with

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