Speaking in the debate in Parliament, Brooks Newmark tells MPs that we cannot allow the use of chemical weapons to go unchallenged and failing to act gives a green light to the Assad regime to go on slaughtering and gassing its people.

Last year, I travelled to Bosnia and, while in Sarajevo, visited the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP).

When thinking about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, William Hague’s often repeated words echo in our ears: we are at a "truly critical stage" for the Middle East Peace Process.

Speaking during a debate on Syria and EU sanctions, Brooks Newmark calls on the Foreign Secretary to make use of the forthcoming UK presidency of the UN Security Council and election in Iran to embark on a strategy of radical diplomatic engagement with all parties and also lift the arms embargo and threaten support for the Free Syria army.