Cat Smith

Cat Smith

Labour — Lancaster and Wyre

Speaking in the House of Commons on 12 May 2025

Debate

Immigration System

Contribution

Lancaster University, like all of the leading universities in the UK, relies on operating in a global market, not just for international students, but for academic staff. Many of those staff have been in touch with me already today and they are feeling upset by some of the language that has been used, particularly around the use of the phrase “island of strangers”. Will the Home Secretary say something to my constituents who very much contribute to the economy of Lancaster and to our cultural enrichment?

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