Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Conservative — North West Essex

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 December 2024

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That is a ludicrous assertion. The Prime Minister is the one who was repeatedly signing those letters. He even asked us to pause all deportations. He does not want to talk about his past, but that letter is just the tip of the iceberg; there is more. The Prime Minister actually complained that the immigration system was working to “deter migrants rather than provide support.” He said that he was “proud to have served as Jeremy’s Shadow Immigration Minister”. He boasted that he “took the last Labour Government to court for cutting benefits for asylum seekers”, and said that he would never take “a target-based approach to immigration.” If he wants to talk about immigration, let us talk about his record; we can talk about it all day. The Prime Minister says that he wants to talk about immigration. I have committed to a cap on migration—why won’t he?

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