Political Quotes

Chris Philp

The Public Record

Jul 13, 2026

If they don't take him back, we can say: well, we're simply going to stop or restrict issuing visas to people from Pakistan to come here.

bbc.co.uk
Jul 9, 2026

Last year, the government gave Pakistan almost 150,000 visas. Now Pakistan is refusing to take one single criminal back. This is total weakness from Labour and a humiliation.

theguardian.com
Jul 4, 2026

Labour had 'adopted yet another' Conservative policy.

bbc.co.uk
Jul 2, 2026

The law needs to change.

bbc.co.uk
Jul 1, 2026

This precise scheme was proposed by us in an amendment to the Immigration Bill last year, which Labour blocked.

bbc.co.uk
Jun 30, 2026

Labour had adopted yet another Conservative policy.

bbc.co.uk
Jun 26, 2026

Labour should be putting illegal immigrants on a plane home rather than messing around with military camps and hotels.

bbc.co.uk
Jun 17, 2026

Two-tier policing is real. It is hardcoded into policy documents, recruitment, and training.

bbc.com
Jun 16, 2026

But I would expect the vast majority of cases of illegal immigrants, to entail return to their country of origin.

theguardian.com
Jun 16, 2026

Philp said the Tory plans would mean that the vast majority of people arriving in the UK illegally – such as by small boats or in the back of a lorry – would not be allowed to make a claim of asylum.

theguardian.com
Jun 11, 2026

I just don’t believe there are that many students actually studying in these buildings, so I’m going to go in and take a look.

thenational.scot
Jun 6, 2026

We need to leave the European Convention on Human Rights so that all illegal immigrants can be deported within a week of arrival - then the crossings would soon stop.

bbc.com
Jun 6, 2026

It is a disgraceful slur to suggest that those wanting to end illegal small boat immigration are prepared to see migrants drown.

bbc.com
Feb 9, 2025

I think a bill which creates a path to citizenship for illegal migrants and cancels the obligation on the government to remove people who arrive illegally is a shocking piece of legislation.

bbc.com
Feb 9, 2025

What is needed is a binding cap which Parliament can vote on, so Parliament can decide how many visas are issued each year.

bbc.com

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