MPs say China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide. I couldn’t be prouder of them
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Dr David Landrum2021-04-23T16:19:00
As accusations of sleaze and political scandal continue to do the rounds, it is easy to become cynical. But when MPs stand up for persecuted people, we should be proud of them, says David Landrum.
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