Full exchange: Stephen Flynn grills Rishi Sunak over Israeli invasion of Rafah

Stephen Flynn grilled Rishi Sunak over the Israeli invasion of Rafah during a session of PMQs on Wednesday, 8 May.

SNP leader Stephen Flynn picks up the issue troubling many MPs - calling for an end to arms sales to Israel.

He congratulated new SNP Scottish First Minister Johnson Swinney, suggesting: “Our opponents should be careful what they wish for.”

Turning to Israel, he added: “As we await the imminent Israeli incursion into Rafah with 1.6 million children, it has been reported the US has paused an arms shipment. The UK will follow suit won’t it?”

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[notoftentold]

Sunak go to prison. And release Assange!

[hectorrijwan]

He is deeply concerned (Not about rafah but about his wife's investments).

[Moral-integrity]

Stephen has moral conscience, he should be PM.

[wanlove]

Rishi more worried about his wifes investments. Your days are numbered

[MAli-ludy]

It’s ironic how the government can criticise Vladimir Putin over Ukraine and taking a hardcore stance yet when it comes to a tyrant like Netanyahu & it’s tyrannical regime, the complicity is frightening and silence is deafening! Clearly the Palestinian 🇵🇸 lives don’t matter to this government as actions speak louder than words. So far this government has done nothing to prevent the loss of thousands of innocent lives. The government is complicit & history will never forgive or forget their failure and crimes

[zahraali]

I never knew how humans like rishi could be so cruel and inhumane.he will be remembered as the genocide supporter., he is down playing genocide, and protecting natanyahu whose killed 40, 000 + palestinans and still killing and rishi still supporting his killing.

[miraladak]

It's not just Sunak, but most of the establishment. This will be remembered as one of the most shameful episodes in recent British history

[ttrehoz]

Really?! Rushing Sunak doesn't know what he is saying!!!

[sjmousavi]

I just learned that Sunak's name would be on the ICC arrest warrant and Keir Starmer on the waiting list.

[hareecionelson]

Stephen Flynn is my favourite politician at the moment. He is the most concise speaker there

[FFeeLiT]

As long as lies wont punished with 10-20 years in prison, nothing will ever change.

[frankdeenproject]

All the two questions were having the same answer shame on world for letting this genocide against unarmed civilians to happen

[dwbsai]

He's deeply concerned...if he does anything that Israel doesn't like...he will stop getting paid...

[Dreamingofyou]

Sunak a man of Asian descent could of been the Prime Minister to bring peace to the middle east, instead we get this

[hillmyrnarose]

A pause in fighting? We need a complete ceasefire, not a pause.

[Ndotzx]

Hypocrites, all of them are genocide complicit

[asifbaig]

Stephen is marvellous, Sunak doesn’t have knowledge

[musharafmohiuddin]

Guys come on give him a break…… “he is deeply concerned” !!!! Poor him, he must be loosing sleep over these “deep concerns”….. just look at him all disheveled with bags of black eyes, he really must be so “deeply concerned”

[MH-ddwn]

B.S. They provide arms through Cypress.

[AK-ttww]

deeply concern in the politics game is same as "im just letting you know".
It doesnt mean anything because he didnt make the effort to stop it.