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What would prime minister Corbyn have done about Putin?

23 February 2022

9:29 PM

23 February 2022

9:29 PM

Jeremy Corbyn’s question in the House of Commons this week filled me with the relief of catastrophe averted. Addressing Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, the former Labour leader and Morning Star columnist said:

‘Would he be prepared to countenance, if the Russians pulled back, any reduction in the Nato presence on the border as well in order to bring about a longer-term secure peace in the region?’

In reply, with admirable restraint, Wallace condescended to state the obvious.

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