Climate Change

Debate between Richard Tice and Wera Hobhouse

Wednesday 24th June 2026 Commons Chamber

[Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)]

We should add that water shortages are a real cause of conflict. Many communities will be displaced. Anybody who is worried about migration now should be deeply worried about migration in the future, because people will simply be displaced—

[Richard Tice]

Shut the borders!

[Wera Hobhouse]

They will come, and you will shut the borders, but we will have wars over water shortages. We absolutely will. It sounds alarmist, but we can do something about it. We should not put our heads in the sand. Does my hon. Friend agree?