Some in this House take the view that our proposals are not the way to treat asylum seekers. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the people we are talking about are arriving in this country from a safe country, France, and are mostly young men in their 20s and 30s who come here as economic migrants and not asylum seekers? It is important that that point is recognised.
UK-Rwanda Partnership
Proceeding contribution from
Shailesh Vara
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 December 2023.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on UK-Rwanda Partnership.
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