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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 8 July 2025

Debate

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Contribution

The other key distinction here is that the laws to which the noble Lord refers use “refugee” whereas the clause he cites in the Bill uses “person”—namely, a person accused of these offences. That is an important distinction, and one that I am concerned the amendment may blur.

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