On behalf of the whole House, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Porter on her excellent maiden speech. It is a privilege to speak after her, and we can all see just how much she will contribute to this House. We have known one another for many years. I first met my noble friend when she was working for the Maxim Institute in New Zealand, which is a think tank that works to promote the...
My Lords, at a recent meeting, Xi Jinping said to Vladimir Putin that right now we are witnessing changes “the likes of which we have not seen in 100 years”. He was referencing the change in the balance of power. It sounds like grandstanding, but what if he is right? Today’s debate comes at a very important time. If the events of 2023 and 2024 tell us anything, it is that for the first...
My Lords, I brought a variation of this amendment to the House on Report. I refer to my entry in the register of interests. I said in that debate that this amendment is very simple. It is designed purely to place a duty on the Government to do what we have just heard they intend to do anyway—introduce safe and legal routes. This should therefore be a simple amendment to respond to. The...
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