Mike Tapp

Mike Tapp

Labour — Dover and Deal

Speaking in the House of Commons on 23 March 2026

Debate

Visa Brake: Chevening Scholars

Contribution

I have laid out the concerns, and the reasons for this brake. For example, 93% of those coming over from Afghanistan as students are claiming asylum. The Green party may well want open borders; that is not what we stand for. We stand for control and order, but, at the same time, compassion. That is exactly why we are looking at safe and legal routes, while working to control the borders.

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