Geoffrey Clifton-Brown calls on the Foreign Secretary to issue a warning to the Syrian regime that ordering the army's tanks to slaughter their own people is completely unacceptable and that it will have repercussions for Syria's international relations for years to come.

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con): Will my right hon. Friend take this opportunity to remind the Assad regime that ordering the army's tanks to slaughter their own people is completely unacceptable, that it will have repercussions for Syria's international relations for years to come, that it may well be a war crime, and that it will undoubtedly lead to sanctions?

Mr Hague: Yes, I will. On top of that, such actions will not even bring longer-term security to the regime itself, so it is a thoroughly bad idea.

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