Yes, as I am having various motives attributed to me. As I said, I came here with a dilemma. I do not think we will turn British public opinion round to the views I personally would like to support if I thought we could. I wait to be persuaded that the Government’s package will actually work and make the problem any easier. I reject the simplistic solution that all we have to do is provide safe and easy routes and accept that many more people will come, because they undoubtedly will if some of the things that have been proposed are accepted. That would cause very nasty further damage to our society and the level of our political debate. I am not convinced that Clause 11 and Clause 9 are a satisfactory solution to that yet. That is what I hope to hear my right honourable and noble friend persuade me of the course of this winding-up speech.
Nationality and Borders Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Clarke of Nottingham
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 1 February 2022.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Nationality and Borders Bill.
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