MOD Bicester and Illegal Migrants

Debate between Joy Morrissey and Zubir Ahmed

Wednesday 14th October 2026 Commons Chamber

[Joy Morrissey]

My right hon. Friend has made an excellent point, but it is not just a case of their values being different from ours; it is a case of their taking advantage of our nature, our culture and our values.

[Dr Zubir Ahmed (Glasgow South West) (Lab)]

The hon. Lady talks about values and culture. She has already mentioned that she served in the last Government. I wonder what the culture of that Government was when boat crossings were at a record high, when the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) was opening hotels as though they were going out of season. What was the culture in that Government when it came to attempting to combat this issue?

[Joy Morrissey]

Luckily we are under a new leadership. I am waiting to hear—and I would love to hear from the hon. Gentleman—why not one member of the Labour party has responded to the women of Piddington who have written to them about this issue. [Interruption.]