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All the Scottish National party can point to is a track record of failure when it comes to discharging its humanitarian duties to asylum see

The reality is that we need to all work together now to find a pragmatic, compassionate and fair solution to this problem.

The reality is that we have developed much closer co-operation with our French partners on this very issue.

My hon. Friend puts it very powerfully.

Many people, such as those who have come here under the Afghan relocations and assistance policy, the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme or

All the Scottish National party can point to is a track record of failure when it comes to discharging its humanitarian duties to asylum see

Fundamentally, these are human-itarian measures that we are bringing forward with precisely the goal my hon. Friend sets out.

The vast majority of people arriving via small boats have chosen to make that journey of their own free will.

My hon. Friend puts it very well. Labour’s policy on this issue is indeed open borders.

The matter is now urgent and we need to move quickly. That is why we have brought the Bill forward today.