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Quis custodiet ipsos custodies

From PMQ Wednesday:
Paul Rowen (Rochdale, Liberal Democrat) Hansard source Watch this
Will the Prime Minister tell the House what steps the Government are taking to ensure that allegations of war crimes in Gaza are investigated by the International Criminal Court? Have the Government asked the Security Council to refer these allegations to the ICC?
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Gordon Brown (Prime Minister; Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath, Labour) Hansard source Watch this
The position is, first, that the United Nations Secretary-General has asked for an inquiry into what happened, and particularly into what happened to the UN headquarters in Gaza, and, secondly, the Israeli Government have announced an inquiry into their actions. We must await the results of these inquiries

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