Anneliese Dodds

Labour & Co-op MP for Oxford East

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From London to Ljubljana, European governments have had the same dilemma for the last eight months.

Can you imagine every Londoner having to flee their home? It is hard to fathom 10 million people being displaced, but that is what's happened in war-ravaged Sudan, with 24 million people living in acute hunger.

This week, there were horrific reports of 460 people being slaughtered in a maternity hospital in el-Fasher. The conflict can feel far away from us.

But there has been a surge in refugees from Sudan entering Europe, and international terrorists have "welcomed" chaos in Sudan. I am pleased that the UK government managed to cajole other countries in the UN Security Council, including previous blocker Russia, to call for peace.

Now we need to see the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE put pressure on the belligerents to protect civilians and allow aid in.

How can they find the money to pay for rearmament, after Donald Trump made clear the US will no longer guarantee Europe's security?