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UK Borders Bill

My Lords, as the right reverend Prelate repeated, the Minister's premise, with which he began his argument, was totally false. No one in this Chamber confuses economic migrants with asylum seekers. We leave that to the tabloids, who either have the paradoxical attitude that my noble friend has just mentioned—that asylum seekers come here to sponge and to live on social security benefits when, in fact, most of them would be only too delighted if they were given the right to work. We want to give them that right and we will see what is the opinion of the House on that matter. On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 18) shall be agreed to? Their Lordships divided: Contents, 41; Not-Contents, 77. Clause 19 [Points-based applications: no new evidence on appeal]: