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| MPs to discuss Zimbabwe situation | MPs to discuss Zimbabwe situation |
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| UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to make a House of Commons statement at 1230 BST on Zimbabwe's election. | UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to make a House of Commons statement at 1230 BST on Zimbabwe's election. |
| Commons leader Harriet Harman, standing in for Gordon Brown at prime minister's questions, expressed "concern" and "solidarity" with the country's people. | |
| The election happened on Saturday but the result is still not known. | |
| First official indications suggest neither President Robert Mugabe nor challenger Morgan Tsvangirai gained the necessary 50% of the vote. | First official indications suggest neither President Robert Mugabe nor challenger Morgan Tsvangirai gained the necessary 50% of the vote. |
| 'Respected' | |
| Mr Tsvangirai says he won, but reports say a presidential run-off is likely. | Mr Tsvangirai says he won, but reports say a presidential run-off is likely. |
| On Monday Mr Brown said the "eyes of the world" were on the country and that the results of Saturday's poll should be published. | |
| During prime minister's questions, Ms Harman said MPs would express "concern and solidarity for the people of Zimbabwe and that they should have their democratic election respected and recognised". | |
| She added that the UK was Zimbabwe's biggest donor and would be "ready to step up that support" together with the international community. | |
| Shadow foreign secretary William Hague, standing in for Conservative leader David Cameron, urged the government to "send the clearest possible signal that the world will be there to help the people of Zimbabwe". | |
| Mr Brown is attending an international summit in Romania. |