Windrush Debate
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Hilary Benn
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(6 years, 8 months ago)
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Sajid Javid
I did not hear that interview this morning, but, from the way my hon. Friend explains it, I very much agree with that analysis.
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab)
Given the comments the Home Secretary made over the weekend and repeated today about how he felt at the treatment of the Windrush generation, is he able to give an assurance to the 3 million EU citizens who have also been legally living here, in some cases for many years, that none of them will go through the same experience as they apply for settled status just because they are not able to provide all the documentation the Home Office requests from them?
Sajid Javid
I do not want any person who has legally settled here, whether from Europe or any other part of the world, to go through the same experience.