Gross mistreatment of asylum seekers seems to be part of Sunak’s plan
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. Read our privacy policy Whether or not a grubby deal was made by Rishi Sunak to bring Suella Braverman back into government, the outcome is an even greater attack on asylum seekers – and on migrants generally. It is entirely predictable that Sunak would want to reappoint someone who has managed to outdo even Priti Patel in her crassly vindictive implementation of the Tories’ policy on refugees. The national mood – which can lead to the sort of gross abuses we’ve seen at Manston, and the far-right attack in Dover – has been created by a succession of Tory home secretaries and by those who are more intent on fighting what are euphemistically called “culture wars” than in resolving the crisis of asylum seekers.
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