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[PR698 - 13 January 2023]January 23, 2004
The first public debate on immigration resulted in a decisive rejection of the motion that "Britain needs more immigrants". A vote taken before the debate began showed a majority for the motion of 44 with 115 abstentions. At the end of the debate this was reversed. The motion was defeated by 98 votes with 33 abstentions. This was one of the largest swings ever recorded.