Refugee Crisis: European Anti-migrant Parties Debate

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Lord Cormack

Main Page: Lord Cormack (Conservative - Life peer)
Wednesday 16th March 2016

(8 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl of Courtown Portrait The Earl of Courtown
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Democracy, to which the noble Lord referred, is the bedrock of this country as well but I would never dream of commenting on or advising on what has happened in Germany.

Lord Cormack Portrait Lord Cormack (Con)
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My Lords, should we not take some comfort from the fact that, although the vote in Germany was disturbing, 80% of those who voted did not vote for an ultra right-wing party?

Earl of Courtown Portrait The Earl of Courtown
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My noble friend is quite right. We should take heart, as the noble Lord, Lord Ashdown, said, that Chancellor Merkel is not changing her policy on immigration.