Boris Johnson sanctions evidence to Commons Committee

Boris Johnson, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, gave evidence to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on a range of issues including the UK’s sanctions policy (transcript of the evidence here).

In response to questions on the UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill, the Foreign Secretary said the Bill “will give us the flexibility to implement sanctions where perhaps our EU friends and partners are more reluctant”, noting the importance of aligning UK “sanctions policy with our friends and partners to achieve the maximum possible diplomatic and political impact”. He also said the UK may “consider sanctions on Mahan Air” for having shipped missiles to Hezbollah in Damascus, which were “then used to attack Israel”.