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Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-Afl)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 June 2025

Debate

Disorder in Ballymena

Contribution

My Lords, noble Lords are right that there is no justification for the riots, and they are depressing to see. However, has the noble Baroness noted that commentators have, for some time, noted that local people have been raising immigration-related issues as a source of tensions—which is what the original, peaceful demonstration was about? What are the Government’s plans to tackle the specific underlying community issues that these horrible riots have thrown up?

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