Humanitarian situation in Sudan
A Westminster Hall debate on the humanitarian situation in Sudan is scheduled for Tuesday 22 July 2025, from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate will be led by Harpreet Upal MP.

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Political situation in Burma (192 KB , PDF)
In elections in November 2015 the National League for Democracy (NLD) won an unexpectedly overwhelming victory, performing well even in Myanmar’s ethnic states. The NLD took 79% of the elected seats in parliament and has a majority in both the lower and upper houses.
The NLD seriously explored ways for Aung San Suu Kyi to become president, but abandoned the attempt, accepting that the constitutional provision prohibiting Myanmar nationals with foreign marital ties from standing for the presidency could not be changed before the presidential vote in parliament. U Htin Kyaw, an old friend of Aung San Suu Kyi, was elected president on 15 March 2016. He is the first civilian president of Myanmar in over 50 years. Another NLD stalwart is a vice-president, but the other is a former general, Myint Shwe, whose reformist credentials are low and who remains a designated individual under US sanctions against Myanmar. The NLD take powers on 1 April.
Under the current Constitution, key ministries – home affairs, defence and border affairs – must be filled by army representatives. The NLD has been fairly pragmatic with regard to the military and its political representatives. Managing high expectations and maintaining party discipline will be a major challenges for the NLD. Economic growth has been 7% a year since 2011, which it will need to sustain, while doing more to ensure that this growth is inclusive. There is also a risk that, if it challenges military interests too directly, army hardliners will try to destabilise the NLD government.
Political situation in Burma (192 KB , PDF)
A Westminster Hall debate on the humanitarian situation in Sudan is scheduled for Tuesday 22 July 2025, from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate will be led by Harpreet Upal MP.
A general debate on the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan is scheduled for Monday 21 July 2025 in the main chamber.
In 2024, the government announced it would repeal and replace the Northern Ireland (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023. Petition 725716 calls on the government to protect veterans from prosecution and not make changes to the legislation has received over 165,000 signatures and will be the subject of a debate in Westminster Hall on 14 July 2025.