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Maggie Chapman: A government that claims to believe in equality and human rights should never even contemplate such policies that treat…

On the recordAugust 23, 2026
A government that claims to believe in equality and human rights should never even contemplate such policies that treat people’s ethnicity or nationality as a reason to dismantle communities, remove them from their homes or deny them equal treatment.
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Maggie Chapman
Scottish Green Party

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Response to UK Government's immigration policy discussions.

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