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Immigration Bill

Proceeding contribution from Dominic Raab (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 30 January 2014. It occurred during Debate on bills on Immigration Bill.

I will not give way again, because I have been reasonably generous to the hon. Lady and I want to give other Members an opportunity to speak.

If we are honest, we know that any serious reform in this area risks being frowned on by the Strasbourg Court at some point in the future. The goalposts keep on shifting. That is how we got to this point in the first place. However, the same objection applies to the Bill. As the president of the Supreme Court and the former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, have stated many times, the last word on the balance between human rights and public policy must remain with the UK courts and, ultimately, with elected and accountable law-makers in Parliament.

There has been a lot of heady talk about human rights reform. Today, we have an opportunity to do something about it.

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

574 c1068 

Session

2013-14

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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