Memorable speeches from 750 years of Parliament
The former foreign secretary, then serving as leader of the House, received a standing ovation after saying he could not support UK involvement in the conflict.
“It has been a favourite theme of commentators that this House no longer occupies a central role in British politics,” he told MPs.
“Nothing could better demonstrate that they are wrong than for this House to stop the commitment of troops in a war that has neither international agreement nor domestic support.”
The Labour MP, Frank Doran, who nominated Mr Cook’s speech, says: “The delivery was electrifying.
“The speech summed up the history of East-West conflict in the Middle East, the weak case for war and the likely consequences of that war.
“His warnings were ignored, and we live today with the consequences.
“The Middle East is in turmoil, and a more dangerous place than ever before.”
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