Illegal Migration Bill Debate

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Department: Home Office

Illegal Migration Bill

Tonia Antoniazzi Excerpts
Tuesday 7th March 2023

(1 year, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Suella Braverman Portrait Suella Braverman
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My hon. Friend is right. We are at unsustainable levels of people coming here illegally. It is putting unsustainable pressure on our accommodation, our public services and our resources. That cannot continue. That is why we need to adopt a different approach when it comes to dealing with asylum cases.

Tonia Antoniazzi Portrait Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower) (Lab)
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The Prime Minister stood at the Dispatch Box last week and committed that the Government

“will remain a member of the ECHR”—[Official Report, 27 February 2023; Vol. 728, c. 594.]

because leaving it would break the Belfast/Good Friday agreement. Does the Home Secretary agree?

Suella Braverman Portrait Suella Braverman
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We are clear that the measures in the Bill comply with our international law obligations. We are pleased to be proceeding with it and I encourage the hon. Lady to back it.