Britain's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cuba
On February 3, MP Steve Witherden, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cuba in the British Parliament, tabled a motion expressing "grave concern" at President Trump's executive order declaring Cuba to be an "extraordinary threat" to the national security of the United States and authorizing new sanctions on countries supplying it with oil. As of February 13, it has been signed by 40 MPs, including Labour, Liberal Democrat, Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru (the Party of Wales), Your Party and Independent members. The motion reads:
"That this House expresses grave concern at the executive order signed on 29 January, 2026 by U.S. President Donald Trump, which unjustifiably declares Cuba as an "extraordinary threat" to the national security of the United States and authorizes new sanctions against any country supplying oil to Cuba; notes that Cuba is already facing a severe energy crisis as a result of the long standing U.S. blockade, and that any further restrictions on fuel supplies will have a severe impact on healthcare, food production, transport, education, essential public services and access to electricity, fuel, and medical infrastructure; further notes that such measures amount to the collective punishment of a civilian population and will inevitably lead to avoidable deaths; recognizes that the extraterritorial application of U.S. sanctions seeks to coerce third party countries into complying with the U.S. blockade, thereby undermining and breaching their national sovereignty and international law; recalls that the United Nations General Assembly has repeatedly and overwhelmingly condemned the U.S. blockade of Cuba, with the UK repeatedly voting in support of that position; and calls on the UK Government to oppose this executive order, reject all extraterritorial sanctions, uphold the right of sovereign states to determine their own trading relationships with Cuba, and advocate for the rescission of measures that endanger humanitarian well-being."
This article was published in
Volume 56 Number 4 - February 13, 2026
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https://cpcml.ca/TML2026/Articles/T5600419.HTM
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