Having visited Libya and having been to Italy and seen migrant camps in Sicily and other parts of the south of Italy, I can provide the hon. Gentleman with some assurance on this point. I cannot cite chapter and verse with numbers, but there is a narrative that there are lots of unscrupulous people exploiting children. One need only look at the results of the Italian election. I am not saying it was the sole reason the populist right got into power, but it was a factor.
Refugee Family Reunion
Proceeding contribution from
Kwasi Kwarteng
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 21 June 2018.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Refugee Family Reunion.
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