Ben Goldsborough

Latest speeches

1. House of Commons · House of Commons · 26 October 2026

   • Q3–Q5: Foreign offenders, abuse of retail workers, illegal e-bikes

     “Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Nearly 6,000 foreign national offenders were returned in the last year, 12% more than the year before. Clause 20 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill strengthens the public interest in deporting foreign criminals, particularly…”

     Watch from 13:42

2. Immigration and Asylum Bill · House of Commons · 22 October 2026

   • Government backbencher support: fairness and destitution safeguard

     “Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I speak in favor of clause 23 and 24 standing part of the bill. These clauses reflect an important principle at the heart of the…”

     Watch from 49:27

3. Immigration and Asylum Bill · House of Commons · 22 October 2026

   • Serious offenders, removals and limits of protection

     “I thank my honorable friend for giving way. In rural constituencies like mine, a huge issue is the concern that there isn't the support anymore for the immigration asylum system. Can she explain how she believes that these changes will…”

     Watch from 3:26

   • Serious offenders, removals and limits of protection

     “I thank my honorable friend for giving way. Isn't one of the risks with the proposition by the opposition benches that by disapplying ourselves from the ECHR, we would have to strike new deals every single time with another nation,…”

     Watch from 6:48

   • Balancing deportation ambition with non‑refoulement and Clause 22 agreed

     “I thank the Minister for giving way. I think this gets to the crux of the issue that we're trying to combat within this bill. The issue itself is not necessarily the principles behind the ECHR, it's the over-interpretation, the…”

     Watch from 41:11
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4. House of Commons · House of Commons · 21 October 2026

   • Government and Conservative response – defending roadmap and attacking Lib Dems

     “Thank you very much Madam Deputy Speaker. I refer the House to my register of members' interest. Obviously we need to talk about the SFI scheme to start off with in this debate and with the conversations that I've had…”

     Watch from 5:53:50

   • Farming debate – cross‑party concerns on SFI design and rural resilience

     “I thank my honorable friend for giving way. Does he agree with me that while the huge things that we must protect within the SPS agreement as well is precision breeding? And not just the research and development aspect of…”

     Watch from 7:42:47

5. Immigration and Asylum Bill · House of Commons · 20 October 2026

   • Blake Stephenson: sliding scale, drafting flaws, and NCs 66–67

     “Will the honorable Member give way? I thank the honorable Member for giving way, and I completely see the thrust of his argument, and it comes from very well and good intentions. We don't want those who seek to harm…”

     Watch from 1:14:30

   • Matt Vickers: political case for amendments 107–109 and 108

     “I thank the honourable gentleman for giving way. Isn't an unintended consequence of the amendment that he's proposing and advocating for is it will create a ranking system as well? And there are many of my constituents that yes, they…”

     Watch from 1:47:47

6. Immigration and Asylum Bill · House of Commons · 15 October 2026

   • Blake Stephenson: Detailed questions on partners, parental relationships and illness

     “And the honorable member very kindly name-checked my speech yesterday, so I need to thank him first of all. But the issue I'd just like to go back on to when the honorable member is saying that there's no issue…”

     Watch from 24:15

   • Siân Berry: Limits on ‘family’, individual assessment and impact data

     “I thank the honorable lady for giving way. The concern I would have if we followed her line of thinking is we would leave section 117B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 completely unamended, which would mean that…”

     Watch from 34:04

   • Siân Berry: Toxic rhetoric, case anecdotes and evidential gaps

     “Thank the honorable lady for being very generous with her time again. I think what is really important for us to hammer home on this bill is obviously when we're passing legislation, we are passing legislation for all eventualities. And…”

     Watch from 43:40