Lewisham is proud to be a borough of sanctuary, and the council has stated that it will not collaborate with the Home Office in enforcing new immigration rules that make rough sleeping a legal ground to cancel or refuse permission to stay in the UK. As we enter the coldest months of the year, how can the Minister justify these rules when they risk deterring rough sleepers from seeking help and threaten to put many lives at risk?
Immigration Rules: Supported Accommodation
Proceeding contribution from
Vicky Foxcroft
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 December 2020.
It occurred during Urgent question on Immigration Rules: Supported Accommodation.
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