‘Unworkable’ asylum plans backed by Suella Braverman are ‘completely out of step with British values’, refugee charity warns
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Unworkable’ asylum plans backed by Suella Braverman are ‘completely out of step with British values’, refugee charity warns

The Independent  

Extreme plans backed by home secretary Suella Braverman to stop asylum seekers crossing the Channel have been criticised as “unworkable” and “completely out of step with British values”. In a clear bid to pressure Rishi Sunak into taking harsher action on small boat crossings, Ms Braverman has written the foreword to a think tank report which calls for all asylum seekers who enter the UK “illegally” to be detained indefinitely and banned from ever settling here. We are finalising our plan, and we will deliver the operational and legislative changes necessary to comprehensively tackle this problem.” Ms Braverman has said deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda is her “dream” – and her reappointment by Mr Sunak less than a week after she resigned for breaching the ministerial code was largely seen as a move to appease hardline figures on the right of the Conservative Party. “We need a completely different approach and if human rights laws prevent us from taking that approach and securing our border, we must be prepared to change those laws and if necessary leave the ECHR altogether.” Refugee charities have urged the government to create more safe routes for people to claim asylum to prevent people making the treacherous journey across the Channel.

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Suella Braverman goes full Trump with appeal in US to ‘make Britain great again’
2 months ago

Suella Braverman goes full Trump with appeal in US to ‘make Britain great again’

The Independent  

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PRITI PATEL: Enough is enough... the system is broken and we simply have to be tougher on asylum
1 year, 1 month ago

PRITI PATEL: Enough is enough... the system is broken and we simply have to be tougher on asylum

Daily Mail  

The current asylum system is collapsing. The pressures caused by illegal and dangerous routes to claim asylum, facilitated by serious organised criminal gangs exploiting people and profiting from human misery, not only costs lives but undermines public confidence. As Home Secretary in 2021, I created a clear approach, called the New Plan for Immigration, which set out a simple principle: …

Suella Braverman is a ‘dictator like Vladimir Putin’ says top Tory after her latest outburst in Rwanda row
1 year, 4 months ago

Suella Braverman is a ‘dictator like Vladimir Putin’ says top Tory after her latest outburst in Rwanda row

The Independent  

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Suella Braverman: A timeline of controversies
1 year, 4 months ago

Suella Braverman: A timeline of controversies

The Independent  

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UK Home Secretary Braverman calls migration a ’hurricane’ that could result in..
1 year, 5 months ago

UK Home Secretary Braverman calls migration a ’hurricane’ that could result in..

Live Mint  

United Kingdom's Home Secretary Suella Braverman in her keynote speech at the governing party's annual conference called migration a "hurricane" that would bring “millions more immigrants to these shores, uncontrolled and unmanageable,” reported AP. In her address on October 3, Braverman strongly criticised unauthorised migrants, human-rights laws and "woke" critics of her inflexible policies while she tried to secure her …

Suella Braverman claims ‘hurricane’ of migrants coming to UK
1 year, 5 months ago

Suella Braverman claims ‘hurricane’ of migrants coming to UK

The Independent  

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Time the PM brought ‘dog-whistling’ Home Office to heel
1 year, 6 months ago

Time the PM brought ‘dog-whistling’ Home Office to heel

The Independent  

It is never a good idea for any “here today, gone tomorrow” politician to pick a fight with a national treasure. Ms Braverman’s careless and dismissive remarks about gay people bogusly seeking asylum were predictably offensive, and she has suffered the inevitable backlash. Sir Elton John, global star and part of the very identity of the British nation, and his …

Suella Braverman hits back at Elton John after he criticised her call to curb asylum for gay people
1 year, 6 months ago

Suella Braverman hits back at Elton John after he criticised her call to curb asylum for gay people

The Independent  

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Suella Braverman: UN rebukes British home secretary for her attack on Refugee Convention
1 year, 6 months ago

Suella Braverman: UN rebukes British home secretary for her attack on Refugee Convention

CNN  

CNN — The UN Refugee Agency has rebuked UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman over her claims that world leaders have failed to reform the global refugee system due to fears of being branded as “racist or illiberal” and that the asylum framework is creating “huge incentives for illegal migration.” The United Nations agency issued an unusual statement on Tuesday responding …

The moment Suella Braverman became a global laughing stock
1 year, 6 months ago

The moment Suella Braverman became a global laughing stock

The Independent  

Suella Braverman has tried sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, but so far they’ve taken £120m off her and not taken a single one. Many people will have found Braverman’s speech on “migration”, with its pantomime cruelty and downright disgusting language, enraging. One of the people who’ve “tried their luck” in recent years is an Afghan man who was in fear …

Braverman refuses to rule out UK leaving Refugee Convention as UN hits back
1 year, 6 months ago

Braverman refuses to rule out UK leaving Refugee Convention as UN hits back

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Home Secretary Suella Braverman has refused to rule out the …

Being gay isn’t enough to claim asylum, says Suella Braverman
1 year, 6 months ago

Being gay isn’t enough to claim asylum, says Suella Braverman

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But we will not be able to sustain an asylum …

Ministers ‘would take until 2036 to removed failed asylum seekers at current rate’
1 year, 7 months ago

Ministers ‘would take until 2036 to removed failed asylum seekers at current rate’

The Independent  

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‘Migrant marquees’: Braverman accused of new low in government’s ‘stop the boats’ plan
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Migrant marquees’: Braverman accused of new low in government’s ‘stop the boats’ plan

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Refugee charities accused the home secretary of trying to “demonise people seeking asylum”. Home secretary …

Refugee charity hits out at ‘cruel’ proposal to house asylum seekers in tents
1 year, 8 months ago

Refugee charity hits out at ‘cruel’ proposal to house asylum seekers in tents

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Chief executive of Refugee Action, Tim Naor Hilton, said: “It’s staggering the Home Secretary …

UK scheme to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda falls over after court challenge
1 year, 8 months ago

UK scheme to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda falls over after court challenge

ABC  

The UK government's plan to resettle asylum seekers in Rwanda has been deemed unlawful, after advocates challenged the policy in the courts. Key points: The court ruled that 'deficiencies' in the Rwandan asylum seeker system meant it was not a viable third country for resettlement Rishi Sunak has vowed to appeal the decision Last year, the ECHR imposed an injuction …

Suella Braverman’s Rwanda plan has turned from ‘dream’ to undiluted farce
1 year, 8 months ago

Suella Braverman’s Rwanda plan has turned from ‘dream’ to undiluted farce

The Independent  

Shall we start with a bit of background? Your entry-level farce was that, having paid Rwanda £120m to receive a maximum of 200 asylum seekers a year, or roughly half the number that have been arriving daily for the last month, the point of the policy, in fact, had to be about “deterrent”. On Thursday morning, a High Court judgment …

Suella Braverman scraps Priti Patel’s flagship asylum rules because hers are ‘stronger’
1 year, 9 months ago

Suella Braverman scraps Priti Patel’s flagship asylum rules because hers are ‘stronger’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Suella Braverman is scrapping some of Priti Patel’s flagship asylum …

Braverman wrong to say asylum initial decision backlog has reduced, says Labour
1 year, 9 months ago

Braverman wrong to say asylum initial decision backlog has reduced, says Labour

The Independent  

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Suella Braverman fails to back up criminality claim against migrants
1 year, 10 months ago

Suella Braverman fails to back up criminality claim against migrants

The Independent  

Suella Braverman has failed to offer statistical evidence to back her claim that migrants crossing the English Channel are linked to “heightened levels of criminality” as the government’s immigration legislation cleared the Commons. “Many people are coming here illegally and they’re getting very quickly involved in the drugs trade, in other forms of exploitation.” I think that the people coming …

Braverman rebuked for claim Sudanese asylum seekers have ‘various’ ways to come to UK
1 year, 10 months ago

Braverman rebuked for claim Sudanese asylum seekers have ‘various’ ways to come to UK

The Independent  

Suella Braverman has been rebuked by the UN’s refugee agency for falsely claiming Sudanese asylum seekers have “various” legal ways to reach the UK. The Home Secretary said there was “no good reason” for those fleeing Sudan to cross the English Channel in small boats and instead urged asylum seekers to contact the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Ms Braverman …

Suella Braverman wins legal battle over ‘emergency’ asylum camp at Essex military base
1 year, 11 months ago

Suella Braverman wins legal battle over ‘emergency’ asylum camp at Essex military base

The Independent  

Suella Braverman has won the first stage of a legal battle over plans to turn a former military base into a camp housing 1,700 asylum seekers. The home secretary declared the current shortage of asylum accommodation an “emergency” to bypass normal planning permission, and development has been started at former RAF Wethersfield without local consultation. Mr Justice Waksman said that …

The anti-woke Rwanda rhetoric from Suella Braverman is working with Tories
1 year, 11 months ago

The anti-woke Rwanda rhetoric from Suella Braverman is working with Tories

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Braverman, who did stand, seemed to …

Tory right wing ‘very optimistic’ Suella Braverman will toughen asylum bill
2 years ago

Tory right wing ‘very optimistic’ Suella Braverman will toughen asylum bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So we’re trying to limit the power European court judges intervening on these matters.” Sir …

UNHCR: Illegal Migration Bill ‘extinguishes’ most refugees’ right to seek asylum
2 years ago

UNHCR: Illegal Migration Bill ‘extinguishes’ most refugees’ right to seek asylum

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United Nations refugee agency’s representative to the UK has …

Suella Braverman ‘putting Border Force staff at risk’ with inflammatory language on migrants, union warns
2 years ago

Suella Braverman ‘putting Border Force staff at risk’ with inflammatory language on migrants, union warns

The Independent  

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UK justifies its asylum policy following a Nazi comparison
2 years ago

UK justifies its asylum policy following a Nazi comparison

Firstpost  

Presenting the Illegal Migration Bill in parliament, Home Secretary Suella Braverman attached a letter conceding that she could not confirm yet whether the plan respected European human rights law London: Britain Wednesday hit back at critics including the United Nations and football presenter Gary Lineker, after he compared its new plan on illegal immigration to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany. …

Five misleading claims Suella Braverman has made on plans to stop small boats
2 years ago

Five misleading claims Suella Braverman has made on plans to stop small boats

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UN Refugee Agency has said the creation of a legal duty to detain and …

Suella Braverman can’t say when removals will happen or detention centres built
2 years ago

Suella Braverman can’t say when removals will happen or detention centres built

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asked when the government would provide new facilities needed to hold thousands of detainees for …

Suella Braverman condemned for suggesting 100 million migrants could come to UK
2 years ago

Suella Braverman condemned for suggesting 100 million migrants could come to UK

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They are coming here.” The Refugee Council said Ms Braverman’s …

Indian-origin UK Home Minister Proposes New Crackdown on Illegal Migrants
2 years ago

Indian-origin UK Home Minister Proposes New Crackdown on Illegal Migrants

News 18  

Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, on Tuesday announced a new Illegal Migration Bill that will mean migrants arriving in the UK illegally on small boats will be ”removed swiftly”. The Home Secretary said the new bill will mean last-minute judicial reviews ”conducted late at night with no chance to make our case or even appeal decisions” are no longer …

The Tories and Brexit are to blame for the asylum policy crisis
2 years, 3 months ago

The Tories and Brexit are to blame for the asylum policy crisis

The Independent  

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Braverman refuses safe alternatives to Channel crossings despite more drownings
2 years, 3 months ago

Braverman refuses safe alternatives to Channel crossings despite more drownings

The Independent  

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New migrant measures treat asylum seekers like criminals, campaigners say
2 years, 3 months ago

New migrant measures treat asylum seekers like criminals, campaigners say

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Therapy charity Freedom From Torture said the new policies, announced by Prime Minister Rishi …

Lock up all cross-Channel asylum seekers indefinitely, Suella Braverman tells PM
2 years, 3 months ago

Lock up all cross-Channel asylum seekers indefinitely, Suella Braverman tells PM

The Independent  

All asylum seekers using “illegal” routes would be locked up indefinitely and banned from ever settling in the UK, under hardline plans backed by the home secretary. Suella Braverman is understood to also endorse recommendations to cap the numbers granted asylum at 20,000 a year and to pull the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights. In her …

Suella Braverman repeatedly refuses to answer legal questions on Manston
2 years, 4 months ago

Suella Braverman repeatedly refuses to answer legal questions on Manston

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The home secretary said she could not disclose the content of government legal advice …

Suella Braverman blames migrants who 'abuse generosity of British people' for crisis
2 years, 4 months ago

Suella Braverman blames migrants who 'abuse generosity of British people' for crisis

Daily Mail  

The Home Secretary today said 'we've lost control of our borders' as she blamed economic migrants 'who exploit the generosity of the British people' for the Channel migration crisis. Suella Braverman said she did not want to 'point the finger of blame' at any particular home secretary for the overcrowding at Manston, a processing centre in Kent, and instead criticised …

Senior MPs pile pressure on Braverman to outline plan to fix migrant crisis
2 years, 4 months ago

Senior MPs pile pressure on Braverman to outline plan to fix migrant crisis

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The parliamentary committee chairs have jointly written to Suella Braverman calling for clarity on …

Charities outrage at Suella Braverman’s ‘harmful’ child migrant X-ray plans
2 years, 4 months ago

Charities outrage at Suella Braverman’s ‘harmful’ child migrant X-ray plans

The Independent  

Embattled home secretary Suella Braverman is to push ahead with controversial plans that risk forcing vulnerable child refugees to undergo X-rays to prove they are not lying about their age. The Home Office later said that her comments related to an announcement in January, when her predecessor Priti Patel was the home secretary, that “new scientific methods” would be used …

Gross mistreatment of asylum seekers seems to be part of Sunak’s plan
2 years, 4 months ago

Gross mistreatment of asylum seekers seems to be part of Sunak’s plan

The Independent  

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Where are the sensible solutions to the refugee crisis?
2 years, 4 months ago

Where are the sensible solutions to the refugee crisis?

The Independent  

I am no lover of Priti Patel or Suella Braverman and their attempts to criminalise the hapless people who desperately tackle the journey from their broken countries to a less broken UK. Many of these young people have clearly completed something akin to the highest level of a “life and death Duke of Edinburgh Award”; something that on a UK …

Tories join backlash at Suella Braverman over claim Channel migrants are 'invading'
2 years, 4 months ago

Tories join backlash at Suella Braverman over claim Channel migrants are 'invading'

Daily Mail  

Tories warned of 'fireworks' if Suella Braverman is axed today as she faces a backlash over an 'inflammatory' warning that Channel migrants are 'invading' Britain. In other twists and turns today: There are claims that Ms Braverman refused to approve migrants being moved into hotels in Tory areas; Rishi Sunak has gathered Cabinet after signalling that everyone will have to …

Charities urge Home Secretary to tackle refugee ‘backlog’ with safe routes
2 years, 4 months ago

Charities urge Home Secretary to tackle refugee ‘backlog’ with safe routes

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been told that creating safe …

Suella Braverman’s dream has been dashed – for now
2 years, 5 months ago

Suella Braverman’s dream has been dashed – for now

The Independent  

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Labour urges Suella Braverman to ramp up asylum seeker deportations
2 years, 5 months ago

Labour urges Suella Braverman to ramp up asylum seeker deportations

The Independent  

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Government slaps down Suella Braverman over call for UK to leave European Convention on Human Rights
2 years, 5 months ago

Government slaps down Suella Braverman over call for UK to leave European Convention on Human Rights

Daily Mail  

The Government hit out at Home Secretary Suella Braverman after she broke with its policy by calling for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights as she urged a crackdown on illegal migration. She said it was her personal view and acknowledged Government policy was to work within the boundaries of the convention, which is interpreted by …

Suella Braverman’s ban on Channel migrants claiming asylum would be barbaric and unlawful, charities say
2 years, 5 months ago

Suella Braverman’s ban on Channel migrants claiming asylum would be barbaric and unlawful, charities say

The Independent  

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U.K. to propose asylum ban on English Channel migrants
2 years, 5 months ago

U.K. to propose asylum ban on English Channel migrants

The Hindu  

British Interior Minister Suella Braverman will set out plans on Tuesday for new powers which would ban migrants who cross the English Channel from claiming asylum, a government source said. Ms. Braverman's team said she would use her speech to the governing Conservative Party's annual conference to commit to looking at new legislative powers so the government can deport those …

UK to seek asylum ban on refugees crossing the English Channel
2 years, 5 months ago

UK to seek asylum ban on refugees crossing the English Channel

Al Jazeera  

Home secretary wants blanket ban on anyone entering the UK irregularly, such as on small boats crossing from France. British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has set out plans for new powers which would ban refugees who cross the English Channel from claiming asylum and said it was her “dream” to see a government flight deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda. “I …

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