From Ulster Unionist Peer, Lord Empey:

“It was a privilege this evening to be part of a unique Parliamentary event. The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, invited the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, Lord McFall of Alcluith and Members of the House of Lords to join him in the Commons Chamber to hear an address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Nobody can remember such a Parliamentary occasion like this.

“It was an emotional and unifying event. Rarely has such unity been on display in the Chamber, and President Zelenskyy received two standing ovations.

“Members of both Houses have been shocked by the sheer brutality of Putin's invasion, and many of us never thought that we would see the day when tanks were rolling over the plains of Europe again. Putin has become the 21st Century Hitler and cares nothing for his own young and frightened soldiers any more than he cares for innocent men, women and children that his rockets and shells are killing. The sheer destruction of cities in modern day Europe is appalling.

“I sincerely hope that evidence is being gathered for future war crimes trials. Other dictators have ended up in jail for their crimes and so should Putin.”