I have a lot of respect for the hon. Member, particularly for his stance on immigration detention and his campaigning for time limits on it. The Home Secretary talks about compassion, but at the end of the day—I have said this a few times, but people do not seem even to acknowledge it—the Bill would criminalise people it recognises as refugees, strip them of their family reunion rights, strip them of recourse to public funds, limit the amount of leave that they are allowed here and never let them even apply for settlement. That is not remotely compassionate. We are talking about refugees.
Nationality and Borders Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Stuart C McDonald
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 July 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Nationality and Borders Bill.
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