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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 November 2025

Debate

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Contribution

The guidance as it stands is needlessly unkind and will, moreover, harm and work against good integration, for the benefit of wider society as well. I cannot help wondering what the long-term impact will be of segregating refugees and British citizens in this manner, especially at a time when some seek shamelessly to exploit division and employ harmful rhetoric. Legislators need to be careful that they do not inadvertently divide us along arbitrary lines which do not properly reflect who we are.

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