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  Nationality and Borders Bill - Before Clause 11 - Interpretation of Part 2 - Compliance with International Agreements
  
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  @ MP voted aye not to explicitly require that no refugees will be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom as a result of the operation of new asylum laws. 
  
  @ MP voted no to explicitly require that no refugees will be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom as a result of the operation of new asylum laws. 
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to explicitly require that no refugees will be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom as a result of the operation of new asylum laws. The majority of MPs also voted not to require co-operation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, in connection with new asylum laws. 
  
  
  MPs were considering the Nationality and Borders Bill.[1][2][3]
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 5B
  
  Lords amendment 5B stated[6]:
  
  :Insert the following new Clauseâ
  :â''Interpretation of Part 2''
  :For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Part are compliant with the [https://www.unhcr.org/uk/1951-refugee-convention.html 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees] and the [https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/protocol-relating-status-refugees 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees], and must be read and given effect as such.â
  
  
  
  In relation to the 1951 convention: "The core principle is non-refoulement, which asserts that a refugee should not be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom."[7]
  
  The 1967 protocol provides for co-operation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[8]
  
  
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  * [1] [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3023 Parliament's webpage on the  Nationality and Borders Bill], Parliament.uk
  * [2] [https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/44307/documents/1132  Nationality and Borders Bill, as brought to the House of Lords, from the Commons, on 9 December 2021], Parliament.uk
  * [3] [https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/44460/documents/1174 Explanatory notes to the Nationality and Borders Bill, as brought to the House of Lords, from the Commons, on 9 December 2021], Parliament.uk
  * [4] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0282/210282v2.pdf Lords amendments to the Nationality and Borders Bill 15 March 2022], Parliament.uk
  * [5] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0282/en/210282en.pdf Explanatory notes on Lords amendments to the Nationality and Borders Bill 21 March 2022], Parliament.uk
  * [6] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0300/220300.pdf Lords Message in connection with the Nationality and Borders Bill on 5 April 2022], Parliament.uk
  * [7] [https://www.unhcr.org/uk/1951-refugee-convention.html 1951 Refugee Convention], UNHCR.org  
  * [8] [https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/protocol-relating-status-refugees 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees], OHCHR.org
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