I hope that, through the course of my response here, I will lay out the rationale for why we are doing what we are doing. We disagree with the UNHCR and we feel that, as a sovereign nation, it is up to us to interpret the 1951 convention.
Nationality and Borders Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Williams of Trafford
(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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