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HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaThis is a new line of attack from the Opposition. I am not making cuts to the National Crime Agency—let me be clear about that. I am resourcing it. Labour might have forgotten…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI refer the hon. Lady to the comments that I have already made in the House. Specifically, I take issue with her saying that I am attacking lawyers, which is simply not what I…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaFor the benefit of the British people, the public, I have in my hand just four pages with a list of Opposition Members making exactly that point with glee—basically wanting the…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaWith all due respect to the right hon. Gentleman, we disagree on many aspects of things. In fact, we have had previously had debates in the House where we have disagreed on…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy hon. Friend has made an important point about the standing of the UK’s legal system in the world. It is one of the best in the world. If we look at common law, commercial…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy hon. Friend has consistently made some excellent points about the removals policy. It is worth reminding the House that Acts of Parliament passed in 1999, 2002 and 2004 clearly…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. In fact, before the elections, a good deal of work was under way to take UK-French partnership and co-operation to a new level. That…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaThe hon. Lady will know that individuals are removed from the flight manifest when their representatives make claims. We have to remove them when their representatives make…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI appreciate that the hon. Lady is speaking in very general terms, but there are specific cases that the Rwandan authorities have raised with us of people fleeing persecution in…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI want to come back to the grotesque mis-characterisation of the country in question, Rwanda. It is a shame and a stain, actually.15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI thank my hon. Friend for her comments. She is a Kent MP, along with my hon. Friend the Member for Dover (Mrs Elphicke), and I know exactly how strongly her constituents feel…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy right hon. Friend is trying to tempt me. He will know my own full-hearted views on taking back control, but also on the need for controlled migration, which is at the heart of…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI would like put the hon. Gentleman’s comments into some context.15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI will politely disagree with the hon. Lady, for a change. She asked about the asylum case—bear in mind that the Labour party supported being locked down throughout the pandemic…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy right hon. Friend makes a very strong and important point. I have touched on the fact that, from the High Court to the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, our policy—we know…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaThis is also not the time to sit on our hands and do nothing. The Government are determined to address these issues and work with all our agencies—intelligence agencies, crime…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI am speaking to the hon. Member directly through the Chair. He may want to calm down his synthetic outrage. I have not made a single slur about our judges or our courts. I have…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI completely agree with my hon. Friend and the conviction with which he has just spoken.15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy hon. Friend makes a very important point and I agree with him. It is not just about our processes but, as we are seeing now through legal challenges, it is about ensuring that…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaBecause of the legal proceedings that are taking place and the fact that I am waiting for the Court judgment, which is the right thing to do, I am not going to pre-empt it with…15 Jun 2022