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I spoke in Parliament today about the horrific conflict in Sudan, which simply has not received the attention it deserves. The scale of the suffering is staggering. Hundreds of thousands are believed to have been killed, many more wounded and millions forced from their homes. But if we are serious about helping to end this war, we need to follow the money. I raised the role of the UAE and the growing evidence linking it to support for the RSF, including weapons and foreign mercenaries. The question for this Government is simple: why are we not sanctioning those responsible? As Chairman of the APPG on Magnitsky Sanctions, I believe we should be using those powers. Wealth, investment and influence in Britain cannot be allowed to buy immunity from scrutiny over serious human rights abuses. That applies to Sudan, but it also applies to the disgraceful treatment of British citizen Ryan Cornelius, who has now spent nearly two decades incarcerated in the UAE. For too long we have been reluctant to confront the UAE because of the money and investment involved. That cannot be our foreign policy. If individuals are responsible for serious abuses, we should sanction them, restrict their ability to invest and hold assets here, and make clear that access to Britain is not without consequence. It is time for the Government to act.