Perhaps I can help to shed light on this. The Minister has just shown that the Government are not abiding by their international obligations. The Good Friday agreement explicitly commits us to working together—those words are in it—with the Irish Government when it comes to the rights of individuals in Northern Ireland. The Bill will deny rights to individuals in Northern Ireland, yet the Minister admitted that the Government have not even consulted the Irish Government. Does my hon. Friend agree that our word is our bond as a country, and if we show that we cannot be trusted to stand up for international law, it is right that this place demands that the Government put it in the Bill?
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Stella Creasy
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 18 March 2024.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.
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