Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:49 am on 21 March 2024.
Lord Hannay of Chiswick
Crossbench
11:49,
21 March 2024
My Lords, will the Minister consider his words a little more carefully before he describes people as “failed asylum seekers”, when we have actually refused to consider their asylum requests?
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