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Nationality and Borders Bill

Proceeding contribution from Stephen Kinnock (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 22 March 2022. It occurred during Debate on bills on Nationality and Borders Bill.

I think that the right hon. Gentleman is referring to offshoring, but as we have seen, offshoring does not work: it is costing millions and millions in Australia and every expert is panning the idea. If I have understood his intervention correctly, I am afraid that it is simply a non-starter.

The Opposition support Lords amendment 6, which removes the Government’s attempt to introduce differential treatment of refugees based on method of arrival. For instance, if a Ukrainian citizen were to flee and travel here across Europe while waiting for a Government visa office to open or a safe route to be provided, clause 11 would make them a second-class refugee. To be a first-tier refugee, they would have to have taken an aeroplane directly from Ukraine. That absurd technicality shows just how unjust the proposal is.

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Reference

711 c194 

Session

2021-22

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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