I am proud to represent a genuinely diverse constituency. Over 100 different first languages are spoken across the Borough of Hillingdon, and a similar picture can be seen across the border in Harrow. Those who have relocated to the UK in recent years are naturally concerned when they hear discussions about immigration reforms and it is those reforms that we debated this afternoon in Westminster.
​What has been announced by the Home Secretary is, for the most part, sensible and closely mirror those effectively implemented in Denmark. Public confidence in the immigration system is considerably diminutive; therefore, the Government is justified in undertaking measures to reinforce trust in our system.
In my remarks during the debate, I outlined that the Conservative Party would work constructively with the Government to get this right. As we saw with the welfare reforms last year, there is a risk the Government will water these down and leave the UK's immigration system at risk of further exploitation. The Labour backbenchers are packed with MPs who are trying to push for a greater liberalisation of our immigration system, a liberalisation that is fanciful and not grounded in reality.
