Points of Order

Debate between Andrew Bridgen and Boris Johnson

Tuesday 21st February 2017 Commons Chamber

[The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson)]

If the case that the hon. Lady is referring to is the one that I am thinking of, I have written to her about it.

[Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)]

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. You quite rightly apologised to the Lord Speaker for unilaterally seeking to ban the President of the United States from speaking in Westminster Hall. When can we expect an apology in this Chamber?

US Immigration Policy

Debate between Andrew Bridgen and Boris Johnson

Monday 30th January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Boris Johnson]

Our policy on receiving refugees has not changed, and we have a good record. The United States, to the best of my knowledge, has taken about 12,000 Syrian refugees alone. As I said earlier, I do not think that anybody could reasonably fault the United States of America as a great recipient of migrants from around the world. If we look at the numbers—45 million people in the US were not born in that country—we see that it has a very distinguished record.

[Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)]

Does my right hon. Friend share my disappointment that so many Members of this House have got so used to our not having control of our own immigration policy that they appear to resent another sovereign country having control of theirs?

[Boris Johnson]

My hon. Friend puts it bluntly, but accurately. Whatever Members may think about this policy—there is a wide measure of agreement about the policy across the House—it is the prerogative of the President of the United States and the American Government to do this.