My hon. Friend is making a powerful point. The fact is that our communities are being hollowed out. We do not object in principle to people coming from all over the world to live in London, as they always have done, so long as they do live here—it is buying properties and leaving them empty that is the problem.
Transport for London Bill [Lords]: Revival
Proceeding contribution from
Emily Thornberry
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 16 November 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Transport for London Bill [Lords]: Revival.
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