To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the storming of the US Capitol on 6 January 2021.
Answered on
18 January 2021
The Foreign Secretary has conveyed to the US Administration the UK's shock at the events in the Capitol on 6 January.
The UK Government condemns the scenes at Congress. There is no justification for violent attempts to frustrate the lawful and proper transition of power.
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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