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Baroness Mobarik

Baroness Mobarik

@NosheenaMobarik

Child detention in the Illegal Migration Bill is misguided and must be stopped

07 Jun 2023 Home affairs

Child detention in the Illegal Migration Bill is misguided and must be stopped

We pride ourselves on being a nation where children are safe, where their best interests are protected. So as we work to address dangerous Channel crossings and to end the business model of people smugglers, we must ensure we do so without sacrificing our most fundamental principles and our commitments to children.