Today in parliament has been dominated by the Upper House, where peers are scrutinising the Illegal Migration Bill at its second reading. The debate is only halfway through but the legislation has been subject to something resembling a turkey shoot as noble lord after noble lord has queued up to attack the government’s proposals. The
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby delivered the following speech in the House of Lord on 10 May 2023.My Lords, we need a Bill to reform migration. We need a Bill to stop the boats. We need a Bill to destroy the evil tribe of traffickers. The tra.
In an extraordinary attack on the Illegal Migration Bill, the Most Rev Justin Welby used a rare speech in the Lords to warn the legislation would do great damage to the UK s reputation.