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HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationI shall not. We have all seen pictures of asylum seekers hanging out of windows, laughing at the peaceful protests below. This leaves a sour taste in the mouth of the British…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationI will not. We know that the Americans are despairing at our asylum seeker policies, and are watching our country being overrun. The only people who do not seem concerned are the…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationI will.20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationNo, I am nearly finished. We need to prioritise our own citizens and stop this betrayal of our culture and our country. To finish, I would like to make this observation. The Home…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationNow he is twisting things.20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationNo, I will not rule out any possible policy.20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationNo, I am going to continue; I have given way once. Anyone who has come to this country illegally will never be entitled to claim asylum here again.20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I commend those who have signed the two petitions that bring this debate to Westminster Hall. In my constituency,…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationI will make a bit of progress. The immediate action needs to be that all these hotels are closed to illegal migrants, and that they are moved out of the community into holding…20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationI accept that we have to start doing something radical that sends a message, will stop people coming to this country, and will stop the pull factors that send people to our shores.20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationNo, I am going to continue. We have to stop the incentives to come to this country. We need to protect the public, particularly women and girls, from these sexually active young…20 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI will make a little progress, if that is all right. My only observation about stop and search is that it has an effect, and I believe very strongly that stop and search needs to…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeClearly, at the moment, the threat of a custodial sentence is not the deterrent that it has to be, which is an important point. The Sentencing Bill, which will have its next stage…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for securing this important debate. I will speak about…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeMy point is that if stop and search is working, we will eventually get to a point where knives are found less often. That is the measure of success. We as politicians need to give…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeLet me make a little progress, sorry. The other point about stop and search is that the police, and indeed politicians, should not congratulate themselves on how many knives are…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland TroublesDoes the Secretary of State agree that this Government’s continued hounding of our brave Northern Ireland veterans—many of whom should be enjoying well-earned retirement after…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI will make some progress, please. It allows for the even earlier release of dangerous criminals into the community on licence, reducing the time served from 50% of a sentence to…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI was a magistrate for 20 years, so I hope that I speak with some authority and have something to contribute on Second Reading. This Bill is based on recommendations in the recent…16 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the new Secretary of State for Justice recognise sharia law and sharia courts in the United Kingdom—yes or no?16 Sept 2025