Member of the House of Lords. Former Minister of State Foreign Office and Northern Ireland Office. Deputy Chairman Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council.
Joined October 2012
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10 Oct 2024
Honoured to have been granted Freedom of The City of London in the Guildhall today with Alderman and former Lord Mayor Sir William Russell and Alderman Prem Goyal OBE.
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27 May 2024
Please please don’t let the General election campaign in the U.K. become an excuse to ignore or forget the horror of Gaza
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24 May 2024
Letter to Lord Cameron @FCDOGovUK signed by more than 30 MPs and Peers urging for the timely recognition of the Autonomy Plan of Morocco 🇲🇦 as the only viable serious and realistic solution to the Western Sahara conflit @UKParliament @UKinMorocco
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24 May 2024
Impossible to work on a GWR train. The WiFi connectivity is a disgrace really
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9 May 2024
I’m sure none of these slippery former Conservative chanchers (mostly second or even third raters) suddenly pledging loyalty to Labour are hoping to be made Labour Peers? Perish the thought!
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7 May 2024
Am I alone in thinking that the posing on the catwalk at the Met Gala Ball is one of the most absurd and embarrassing things ever to be seen?
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25 Mar 2024
The resignation of Leo Varadkar provides an opportunity for better relations between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
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28 Feb 2024
This is a brilliant take down. A must watch
24 Feb 2024
This intervention by @radeksikorski 🇵🇱 in the 🇺🇳 Security Council today will be a classic. Not much left of 🇷🇺 after that.
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27 Feb 2024
Appalled by some of the vile anti semitic comments posted on the death of Lord (Jacob) Rothschild who was a true Renaissance man
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10 Dec 2023
Book recommendation for Christmas. This is a really great read for those who love the West Country. @SashaSwire is engaging, knowledgeable and this is labour of love. Sasha signed my copy too which was so kind.
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17 Nov 2023
7 Aug 2023
I’ve escaped the confines of Westminster to discover one of Britain’s most enigmatic and beautiful coastlines, the South West Coast Path.
#Edgeland is out on 7th September and can be pre-ordered here: geni.us/Edgeland
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13 Nov 2023
Double good news that the House of Lords will once again have one of the great offices of State and that it is to be David Cameron
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3 Oct 2023
Empezó bien el día escuchando a muy buenos y talentosos amigos compartir reflexiones interesantes y oportunas sobre nuestra región.
@VRubioMarquez como siempre excelente en la moderación.
@HugoSwire muy bien en la síntesis. Gracias Alexander Brennan por la invitación.
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15 Sep 2023
Edgeland by Sasha Swire review – political landscapes theguardian.com/books/2023/s…
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14 Sep 2023
@weareboatfolk @SeahorseEnv “Thank you to our patron @HugoSwire for raising the vital issue of the illegal trade of seahorses on @Meta in the House of Lords yesterday
The illegal trade continues to threaten the seahorse population globally, its crucial action be taken to stop it
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10 Sep 2023
On a rain drenched Sunday, an Indian Citizen and her husband. More @themojostory here youtube.com/live/Elc71SjuR7w… #G20India2023
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26 Aug 2023
Nadine Dorries is vindicating Rishi Sunak's refusal to ennoble her
spectator.co.uk/article/nadi…
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19 Aug 2023
Rory Stewart, an early reader of #Edgeland, has given me this extremely generous endorsement. And I give it to you uncut!
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