John Bercow calls for British Government intervention on behalf of Terry Daniels.

John Bercow condemns the prospect of Sudan's chairmanship of the African Union and calls for a UN mandate on Darfur.

In the Third Reading debate, John Bercow expresses his strong support for this Bill and the establishment of the commission for equality and human rights.

The Tory party needs to develop a far broader and more imaginative approach to international affairs. A Tory foreign policy must be about more than the American special relationship, Europe or Zimbabwe. All of these issues matter but, if pursued exclusively, they represent too narrow an approach to our responsibilities. Both because it is right in itself, and to appeal effectively to a sophisticated electorate, Conservatives need to fight the cause of conflict resolution, human rights and international development.

John Bercow outlines his objection to the Bill as being too wide ranging and vague. He dismisses Government arguments that it is what the police and public want.

Conservatives should acknowledge that important parts of our immigration and asylum policies in the 2005 election were wrong for the country and damaging to the attempted recovery of the party.

John Bercow objects to the length of time taken to reconstitute the Select Committees and he also objects to any input from the Executive as to the composition of those Committees - given that the purpose of the Select Committees is to scrutinise the work of that Executive.

John Bercow speaks of his grave concern at the lack of action by the International Community on Darfur and calls for a concerted intervention at a multilateral level.

Leading a debate on human rights violations in Burma, John Bercow calls for EU sanctions and a UN arms embargo.

John Bercow highlights the important role for the future of the UN but raises his concerns that the it has failed in its obligations in relation to the people of Darfur.