My recollection of the French criticism is that they were criticising the ability of asylum seekers to work in the black economy—not the ability to be idle and live off the taxpayer. I imagine that any welfare possibilities in the UK would be less than in France. What they are criticising is the relative unregulated state of our employment market. Some of that criticism is valid; some is not, but we are all sometimes worried by illegal employment. That is what the French were talking about.
Nationality and Borders Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Ludford
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 1 February 2022.
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and
Debate on bills on Nationality and Borders Bill.
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