Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:56 pm on 3 February 2026.
Viscount Hailsham
Conservative
3:56,
3 February 2026
My Lords, I re-emphasise that when Shamima Begum went to Syria, she was 15 years-old. She absconded from school. She was a child. What is the public interest in excluding her from the United Kingdom now? Are we just making political gestures? I of course acknowledge that the original decision was made by the previous Administration.