Member

There are a whole lot of other things that I would like to mention but, because of the lateness of the hour, I shall mention only one thing that concerns me very much—it was partly referred to by the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and others—which is the general direction of our legal establishment. The European convention has many admirable qualities. When we were negotiating the Belfast agreement, it was deemed that a number of the provisions would be incorporated in it as part of how we would like to see things develop. However, it seems to me that, if we look at the way the convention is being applied to migration issues in this country, how have we got to this situation? I know that cases are complicated and that this is only one snippet, but how can it possibly be reasonable or sensible for a person who opposes a plan to deport them from the United Kingdom to use the quality of chicken nuggets in another country as a reason for not deporting them? It is barking mad. Have we lost the plot in this country completely? I just think that most people are aghast.