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David Miliband Labour MP
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  • @ David Miliband Labour MP
    MP for South Shields

    We have an unequal extradition treaty with the United States,in which The USA can extradite British citizens , but if Britain wants to bring US citizens to Britain to stand trial we have to apply to the... Show more »We have an unequal extradition treaty with the United States,in which The USA can extradite British citizens , but if Britain wants to bring US citizens to Britain to stand trial we have to apply to the US courts and try to prove that they are likely to be guilty.Who actually signed this treaty on our behalf,knowing that it was unequal ?Also why did they sign it,knowing that it was one sided? Show less »

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  • @ David Miliband Labour MP
    MP for South Shields

    What immigartion checks have been implemented by you, if any, by UK Embassies?

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  • @ David Miliband Labour MP
    MP for South Shields

    Why are you not visiting the University of Wales, Aberystwyth which originated International Politics as an academic discipline with the Woodrow Wilson Chair of International Politics?

    Submitted by: shaneaib | 46 votes for this..

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  • @ David Miliband Labour MP
    MP for South Shields

    The UK has been a notable supporter of the responsibility-to-protect principle, under which when sovereign states fail to protect their citizens from mass atrocity, through incapacity or ill will, it ... Show more »The UK has been a notable supporter of the responsibility-to-protect principle, under which when sovereign states fail to protect their citizens from mass atrocity, through incapacity or ill will, it becomes the collective responsibility of the international community to take appropriate action and sovereign immunity no longer applies.  How can responsibility to protect be seen as a genuine - binding - responsibility when behind it ultimately sits the absolute immunity that the United Nations claims for itself and its agents, as for example in the case of the failure of the United Nations and the Netherlands, through incapacity or ill will, to protect civilian refugees entrusted to their safe-keeping from genocide at Srebrenica?  How would you propose resolving this fundamental failure of accountability?
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    Submitted by: OwenE2 | 47 votes for this..

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  • @ David Miliband Labour MP
    MP for South Shields

    How do you see your role as a Government minister - to implememnt the will of the people or to do what you think is best even if it clearly is not the will of the people. I ask because ratifying the Lisbon... Show more »How do you see your role as a Government minister - to implememnt the will of the people or to do what you think is best even if it clearly is not the will of the people. I ask because ratifying the Lisbon treaty is clearly not the will of the people and would be a hugely unpopular move for an already unpopular Government. Show less »

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  • @ David Miliband Labour MP
    MP for South Shields

    The UK has been a notable supporter of the responsibility-to-protect principle, under which when sovereign states fail to protect their citizens from mass atrocity, through incapacity or ill will, it ... Show more »The UK has been a notable supporter of the responsibility-to-protect principle, under which when sovereign states fail to protect their citizens from mass atrocity, through incapacity or ill will, it becomes the collective responsibility of the international community to take appropriate action and sovereign immunity no longer applies.  How can responsibility to protect be seen as a genuine - binding - responsibility when behind it ultimately sits the absolute immunity that the United Nations claims for itself and its agents, as for example in the case of the failure of the United Nations and the Netherlands, through incapacity or ill will, to protect civilian refugees entrusted to their safe-keeping from genocide at Srebrenica?  How would you propose resolving this fundamental failure of accountability?
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    Submitted by: OwenE2 | 47 votes for this..

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  • @ David Miliband Labour MP
    MP for South Shields

    Why are you not visiting the University of Wales, Aberystwyth which originated International Politics as an academic discipline with the Woodrow Wilson Chair of International Politics?

    Submitted by: shaneaib | 46 votes for this..

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  • @ David Miliband Labour MP
    MP for South Shields

    Citizens should have statutory rights to enforce their human rights in the UK courts. We will by statute incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law to bring these rights home and ... Show more »Citizens should have statutory rights to enforce their human rights in the UK courts. We will by statute incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law to bring these rights home and allow our people access to them in their national courts. The incorporation of the European Convention will establish a floor, not a ceiling, for human rights. 1997 Labour Party’s General Election Manifesto Should legal obstacles arise we will legislate further, including, if necessary, amending the Human Rights Act in respect of the interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights. Prime Minister Tony Blair, 5 August 2005 Do these statements constitute a 'broken promise' regarding human rights? Show less »

    Submitted by: MTyrrell | 46 votes for this..

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  • @ David Miliband Labour MP
    MP for South Shields

    Do you think this UK-Russia spat is more about personality-politics and economic considerations than actual political-diplomatic issues?

    Submitted by: Si | 44 votes for this..

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  • @ David Miliband Labour MP
    MP for South Shields

    Isn't the comparison of values between countries very difficult? Kim Howells recently spoke about the UK and Saudi Arabia sharing values. At the same time it has been made clear we don't share values ... Show more »Isn't the comparison of values between countries very difficult? Kim Howells recently spoke about the UK and Saudi Arabia sharing values. At the same time it has been made clear we don't share values with Burma. Are there some values we don't share with Saudi Arabia and some we do with Burma? Show less »

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