Migrant Crossings: Role of the Military Debate
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Baroness Hoey
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Migrant Crossings: Role of the Military
Baroness Hoey Excerpts(2 years, 9 months ago)
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Baroness Goldie (Con)
I totally disagree. This is a positive intervention to, as I said earlier, assuage and prevent tragedy and make a positive contribution to helping the plight in which the migrants find themselves.
Baroness Hoey (Non-Afl)
My Lords, just before Christmas the French Government closed their borders to British citizens, seeming to be able to do so legally. Can the Minister explain to the British public how they can do that, yet we seem not to be able to stop migrants illegally coming into our country?