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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 October 2025

Debate

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Contribution

Secondly, we have to facilitate visa access—we have had that debate in this Chamber on the Bill; people are having to make dangerous journeys simply to make the application process appropriate. Thirdly, and fundamentally, we must uphold children’s rights. Our deeply restrictive policy places the UK as an outlier in Europe. Any solution to these problems in the end must occur between the countries that are our neighbours in Europe; it is a solution that we must all seek jointly.

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