Immigration and Asylum Bill

15 September 2026

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The Chair opens the sitting on the Immigration and Asylum Bill and hears initial expert evidence from Dr Sumption and Alp Mehmet on which clauses may deter small‑boat arrivals or increase removals, including Article 8 and appeals reforms, comparisons with safe third‑country practices abroad, metrics to judge success, gaps in the bill, and proposals to curb human‑rights frameworks and tighten evidential burdens.

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Opening and first expert panel — deterrence, human rights and safe routes

33:20

Former Border Force Director — operational deterrence and gaps in the bill

28616:40

Civil‑society and think‑tank evidence — human rights, removals and safe routes

41283:20

Legal experts on Article 8, the new appeals authority and drafting risks

56866:40

Modern slavery — investor concerns, NRM abuse and corporate penalties

103500:00

Officials and policy think‑tank — design and impact of the IIAA

110216:40

Home Office ministers — bill objectives, Article 8 reforms and closing

135816:40

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Immigration and Asylum Bill

15 September 2026

Committee Tue, 15 Sept 2026 House of Commons

00:02 - 00:33

Speaker 16

I'm broadcast. Before we start hearing from this afternoon's witnesses, do any members wish to make a declaration of interest in connection with this bill? No. Okay. We will now hear from Dr. Madeleine Sumption MBE, Director of the Migration Observatory, and Alp Mehmet, Chairman of Migration Watch UK.

We have until 2:30 for this panel. Could the witnesses please briefly introduce themselves for the record?

00:33 - 00:39

Speaker 4

Thanks. Yeah, I'm Madeleine Sumption, and I'm the Director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford.

00:39 - 00:47

Speaker 2

And I'm Alp Mehmet, Chairman of Migration Watch UK since 2019.

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