Illegal Immigration Debate

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Department: Home Office

Illegal Immigration

Hannah Bardell Excerpts
Wednesday 15th November 2023

(5 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Cleverly Portrait James Cleverly
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I will absolutely take that idea on board. We want to do everything we can to make sure that this process is as quick and as smooth as possible.

Hannah Bardell Portrait Hannah Bardell (Livingston) (SNP)
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The European convention on human rights was developed to ensure that Governments would never again dehumanise people and abuse their rights with impunity. So can the Secretary of State tell us: does the threat of revisiting international relationships really mean that his Government are ready to unpick our international relationships and treaties, including the ECHR, so that they can demonise with impunity those fleeing persecution and conflict? We say “never again”.

James Cleverly Portrait James Cleverly
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Members have asked me the same question over and over again. I hate doing this, but I will refer the hon. Lady to the answer I gave some moments ago.