Lord McDonald of Salford
The Lord McDonald of Salford GCMG KCVO
Crossbench
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 27 January 2021
Parliamentary Activity
Recent Debate Contributions
UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago
29/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the most damaging blow to any country’s international reputation is a justified charge of hypocrisy. The United Kingdom stands for the rule ...
Embassy of China: Proposed New Site
29/01/2025 • Lords
My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, pointed out, the proposed new embassy would be the biggest Chinese embassy in Europe. Are His Majesty’s Gov...
Middle East
22/01/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the country in the Middle East that had the worst 2024 was Iran. At the beginning of 2025 there are indications that Tehran wants to return ...
Gaza and Lebanon
15/10/2024 • Lords
My Lords, it is now less than three weeks until the US presidential election. Hamas and Hezbollah have a history of timing their attacks to generate m...
British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations
08/10/2024 • Lords
Like other noble Lords, I congratulate the Labour Government on finishing what the Conservative Government started. I will ask the Minister two questi...
King’s Speech
24/07/2024 • Lords
My Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Suttie, and other noble Lords, I welcome the new ministerial team and thank the old one, especially the noble ...
Government Standards
24/07/2024 • Lords
My Lords, in less than two years as Prime Minister, Mr Sunak had 11 political honours lists. Previously, the average since the 1980s was 1.3 lists. Do...
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