European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Debate

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Yvette Cooper

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European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

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Committee: 1st sitting: House of Commons
Monday 6th February 2017

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Harman Portrait Ms Harman
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I disagree with the right hon. Gentleman’s conclusion.

Yvette Cooper Portrait Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford) (Lab)
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Is my right hon. and learned Friend aware that we also heard evidence in the Home Affairs Committee from groups representing the Polish community and other eastern European communities? They said that they had seen an increase in hate crime. They also said that extremists were exploiting the uncertainty and attacking people with phrases such as “Go home” and “Leave the country”. They said that the uncertainty that EU citizens felt made it harder for them to deal with these awful hate crimes.

Baroness Harman Portrait Ms Harman
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My right hon. Friend is absolutely right.

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