As passed by conference
Submitted by: Federal Policy Committee
Mover: Richard Foord MP (Spokesperson for Defence).
Summation: Dr Christine Cheng (Chair of the Policy Working Group).
Conference believes that the UK needs a new international security strategy, with key objectives of:
Conference further believes that achieving and sustaining these objectives must be grounded in our liberal values, especially:
Conference deplores that the Conservative government have made both the UK and the world less safe and secure, through a series of policy failures and broken promises, including:
Conference therefore endorses policy paper 157, Liberal Values in a Dangerous World, in particular its policies to:
Applicability: Federal.
Conference believes that the UK needs a new international security strategy, with key objectives of:
Conference further believes that achieving and sustaining these objectives must be grounded in our liberal values, especially:
Conference deplores that the Conservative government have made both the UK and the world less safe and secure, through a series of policy failures and broken promises, including:
Conference therefore endorses policy paper 157, Liberal Values in a Dangerous World, in particular its policies to:
Applicability: Federal.
Mover and summation: 16 minutes combined; movers and summation of any amendments: 4 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes. For eligibility and procedure for speaking in this debate, see pages 44-45 of the agenda.
The deadline for amendments to this motion is 13.00 Monday 4 March; see page 47. Those selected for debate will be printed in Conference Extra and Saturday's Conference Daily. The deadline for requests for separate votes is 09.00 Thursday 14 March; see page 44.
In addition to speeches from the platform, voting members will be able to make concise (maximum one-minute) interventions from the floor during the debate on the motion. See pages 43 and 45 for further information.
Submitted by: 10 members
Mover: Dr Ruvi Ziegler.
Summation: Jacqueline Bell.
In III. (line 9), after 'cooperation'
insert 'and recalling the commitment in Spring conference 2021 policy motion, Safe and Legal Routes to Save Lives, to the creation of pathways for submission of humanitarian visa applications, including at embassies and consulates at countries of origin and at channel crossings'.
After F (line 20), insert:
G. Partaking in global responsibility-sharing through providing protection for refugees fleeing conflicts wherever they arise such as through expansion of resettlement schemes and demonstrating a consistent commitment to family unification, recalling our commitment in Autumn conference 2018 policy motion A Fair Deal for Everyone: Prosperity and Dignity in Migration, to offer safe and legal routes to the UK for at least 10,000 refugees each year as well as welcoming 10,000 unaccompanied refugee children over a period of 10 years.
In 2. d) (line 64), after 'asylum seekers'
insert '; this includes ensuring a rapid response to displacement caused by conflicts wherever they arise by creating a global process for applying for protection from outside the UK, and by offering Sponsorship Scheme Visas and Family Unification Schemes such as the Ukraine Family Scheme visa to those fleeing conflicts globally, not just for Ukrainians'.
Submitted by: 10 members
Mover: John Russell (Lords Spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero).
After vi) (line 37), insert:
vii) Abandoning our role as a global leader on tackling the climate emergency.
After 1. e) (line 51), insert:
f) Restoring the UK's role as a global leader on climate change.
After 2. d) (line 64), insert':
e) Increasing the proportion of the international development budget committed to tackling climate change and environmental degradation.
Submitted by: 17 members
Mover: George Cunningham.
Summation: Helen Maguire.
In 4. b) (line 92), after 'equipment procurements,'
insert 'including European industry being able to replenish stocks rapidly by ramping up production to meet the threat triggered by Russia putting her economy on a war footing'.
In 5. a) (line 101),
delete ', one day,',
and after 'country'
insert 'including finding lawful ways of using the estimated $300 billion of frozen sovereign assets of the Russian state as reparations for the violations of international law by Russia in Ukraine'.
Submitted by: Lambeth
Mover: Sarah Lewis.
Summation: Doug Buist.
After 7. c) (line 133), insert:
e) Restore the British Council's in-country presence to 2019 levels of offices and staffing.