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Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 February 2026

Debate

Jimmy Lai: Prison Sentence

Contribution

My Lords, while I share the outrage expressed across the House about the prosecution and now the sentence, will my noble friend the Minister consider the possibility of a prisoner transfer? I understand we have some prison transfer arrangements with Hong Kong. Obviously, that is a transfer of a sentenced prisoner, but the priority must surely be to bring Mr Lai to the UK.

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