My right hon. and learned Friend is making a profound and important point about the nature of the separation of powers. There is a lot of misunderstanding about it. The separation of powers is not about equal bodies or each of those bodies performing the same role. As he describes, it is entirely a matter of the balance between those bodies. This House is the body that makes laws. Judge-made law is something he and I have debated, discussed and agreed on many times, and it is invidious because, as I said earlier, this House is supreme when it comes to making or changing law.
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
John Hayes
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 January 2024.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.
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