My Lords, briefly, I support what my noble friend Lord Ramsbotham has just said. The issue of the Chagos islanders is very serious, and attention has been drawn to it by the use of the former British territory as a base for rendition flights. This is a subject of great political importance to which we shall no doubt wish to return in this House.
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Bridges
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 1 April 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL].
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