Lords debates liberal international order
20 January 2017
Members of the Lords, including a former ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and the former chair of Chatham House, debated the challenges to the liberal international order posed by the development of populism and nationalism around the world, in the House of Lords on Thursday 19 January.
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This was a balloted debate. They normally take place on a Thursday in the chamber. During debates, members are able to put their experience to good use, discussing current issues and drawing the government's attention to concerns.
The debate was proposed by Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat), council member of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI).
Members taking part included:
- Lord Anderson of Swansea (Labour), a former UK delegation leader in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
- Lord Hannay of Chiswick (Crossbench), former ambassador to the UN and former UK special representative for Cyprus
- Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat), former vice-chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Lord Tugendhat (Conservative), former chair, the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House)
Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative), minster of state in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responded on behalf of the government.
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