ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN YEMEN

Early day motion 408, tabled 28 October 2014 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 25 members.

That this House deplores the recent escalation of violence in Yemen, where 250 people have died in clashes over the last few days; acknowledges warnings from Yemen's ambassador to the UK, Abdullah al-Radhi, that the country is at risk of civil war; notes that local al-Qaeda groups have declared support for ISIL, whom the UK is currently targeting in Iraq; further notes Yemen's dangerous growth of Jihadist movements; and hopes that the international community will continue to remain focused on Yemen's growing aid and development needs.

Signatures by party: Labour 15, DUP 5, Independent 2, Liberal Democrat 2, Alliance 1.