William Patey
@WCPatey
Former Ambassador to Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Sudan. Now a private consultant.
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31-05-2012 12:13:29
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William Patey and I were delighted to welcome friends to the Labour Middle East Councils inaugural Iftar, bringing together diplomats from 16 nations alongside parliamentarians, UK businesses, media and academia. Thank you to our special guest Wayne David and to Fawaz Bin Mohammed Alkhalifa.
Ahead of today's vote, a group of foreign policy and military experts, including a former chief of the UK Armed Forces, are calling on David Cameron to support an immediate ceasefire at the UN Security Council. Not doing so will equal an abdication of political and moral duty.