Would the Minister just think for a moment what it is like to get into a small dinghy and try to cross the channel, and imagine what sense of desperation people must have to risk their own lives to try to get to what they believe to be a place of safety? I am not defending people traffickers or criminal gangs. I am just saying that we have created a situation, in this country and across Europe, where we leave desperate people with no alternative but to turn to ruthless people to try to get to a place of safety and contribute to our society. I ask him: has he got any humanity?
Nationality and Borders Bill
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Jeremy Corbyn
(Independent (affiliation))
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 December 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Nationality and Borders Bill.
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