Integrated Review Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Integrated Review

Peter Kyle Excerpts
Tuesday 16th March 2021

(3 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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Yes, indeed, and that is why we are investing in cyber and in shipbuilding. By the end of this decade, we will have 24 frigates, as opposed to the 15 today.

Peter Kyle Portrait Peter Kyle (Hove) (Lab)
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The Prime Minister says that he is tough on illegal migration at home, but withdrawing and reducing aid, development and military support in areas of conflict, famine, war and instability will drive a new wave of international migration. Does he not accept that he cannot be tough, and claim to be tough, on illegal migration at home if his policies are driving it to start with?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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The hon. Gentleman is not right; in fact, I think he is talking total nonsense. The most effective thing we can do to ensure that we protect ourselves against illegal migration is to do what we have done, which is take back control of our borders—a measure that he and the Labour party opposed, and that the Labour party would repudiate.