{"id":342217,"date":"2026-02-04T20:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=342217"},"modified":"2026-02-04T20:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:10:13","slug":"uk-mps-demand-rapid-irgc-proscription-as-commons-debates-iran-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/uk-mps-demand-rapid-irgc-proscription-as-commons-debates-iran-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"UK MPs Demand Rapid IRGC Proscription as Commons Debates Iran Crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE PHOTO: Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addresses the UK House of Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A fierce cross-party confrontation erupted in the House<\/a> of Commons on February 3, 2026, as MPs pressed the government to move from condemnation and sanctions to emergency action against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), amid mounting reports of mass killings, mass arrests, and an internet blackout inside Iran.<\/p>\n

Two of the most serious interventions came from Bob Blackman and Jim Shannon, who framed the regime\u2019s violence as systemic and the IRGC as the central engine of repression.<\/p>\n

Blackman said the \u201cIRGC and the so-called morality police have murdered 30,000 people on the streets of Iran,\u201d adding that forces \u201cpursued the wounded to their home, or to hospital, and murdered them.\u201d He cited the long-running debate<\/a> about a full ban on the Guard and urged the government to fast-track legislation, noting that MPs had written cross-party to offer support to rush it through.<\/p>\n

Shannon called the situation \u201cincredibly grave,\u201d citing estimates that \u201csome 6,500 people have been killed by headshots\u2026 and thousands have been injured,\u201d with \u201csome 60,000 people\u2026 imprisoned.\u201d He demanded pressure for the release of political prisoners and insisted on basic rights such as \u201cthe right to a fair trial, access to a lawyer and access for families.\u201d<\/p>\n

The session repeatedly returned to a central problem: Iran\u2019s blackout is not incidental\u2014it is part of the mechanics of mass repression, severing families from information, obstructing documentation, and blurring the evidentiary trail that future prosecutions would depend on. Responding for the government, Foreign Office minister Hamish Falconer said Britain has condemned the shutdown and will \u201cnot cease\u201d demands that Iran protect \u201cfundamental freedoms, including access to information and communications.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Britain must stand up for the Iranian people and confront this vile, despotic regime with strength and resolve.<\/p>\n

This is not a time to be silent or timid. pic.twitter.com\/V6uCRKEDtG<\/a><\/p>\n

— Priti Patel MP (@pritipatel) February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n