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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 November 2025
Debate
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillContribution
This is about trying to find an explanation rather than changing the fundamentals underneath. The Secretary of State has plenty of room for manoeuvre here to follow that interpretation. I believe in the convention called the margin of appreciation. I am not a lawyer, and I do not have expertise in this matter, but I am told that the gap between where the European court is, where the current convention is and where the British government are is quite huge.
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