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Zimbabwe: Commonwealth

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Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN 210566, tabled on 21 January 2019

Question

Rebecca Long Bailey
Labour
Salford and Eccles
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on Zimbabwe’s application to re-join the Commonwealth.

Answer

Harriett Baldwin
Conservative
West Worcestershire
Commons

Answered on

29 January 2019

It is not for the UK to decide if Zimbabwe is to re-join the Commonwealth as the final decision is for all Commonwealth members. However, in light of the Commonwealth's high standards on human rights, the UK would not currently support an application from Zimbabwe.

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