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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dominic McGrath

Braverman refugee speech remarks defended by fellow Cabinet minister

PA Wire

Cabinet minister Lucy Frazer has defended the Home Secretary’s remarks on immigration in a speech in Washington, amid a backlash from charities and a rebuke from the UN refugee agency.

Suella Braverman on Tuesday refused to rule out the UK leaving the United Nations’ Refugee Convention if it continues unreformed, warning too of the “existential threat” of uncontrolled migration.

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