Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP gives evidence on Middle East Inquiry

20 January 2017

The International Relations Committee takes evidence from Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP on UK policy toward the Middle East

Witnesses

Thursday 26 January, Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster

At 10:00am

Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Sir Simon Fraser, Permanent Under Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Dr Christian Turner CMG, Acting Political Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

How are international changes including Donald Trump's election as US President, Brexit and the resurgence of Russia likely to impact on the Middle East and how the UK should respond?
How, post Brexit, should the UK promote stability as well as its own values and trade opportunities in the Middle East?
How will the UK continue to work closely with European partners on issues in the Middle East post Brexit?
Why has the UK distanced itself from recent criticism of the Israeli government and how closely it will ally itself with the Trump administration regarding the Middle East Peace Process?
Is the UK Government concerned that the UK and Europe have been excluded from the Syrian peace talks?
Would the UK support the Trump administration if it decided to prioritise defeating ISIS over the removal of the al-Assad regime?
Will the UK remain committed to the Iran nuclear deal if the US withdraws from it?
Will the Government heed the call for the UK to suspend arms exports to Saudi Arabia pending a UN-led inquiry into alleged violations of international humanitarian law?