Extract from Commons debate on the Autumn Statement: NCA - Nov 21

Tuesday, 22 November 2022 07:37

Rachel Maclean (Redditch) (Con):...Finally, I will address illegal migration. We are a generous, open and tolerant nation, blessed with a keen sense of fairness. We welcome refugees—just look at how we have opened our homes to those fleeing war in Ukraine and Syria, as well as to those from Hong Kong—but our asylum system is being undermined by mass economic migration from safe countries such as Albania. I would like to have seen more in the Budget on resources and the plan...Request free trial