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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker

Lib Dems seize on Braverman’s unpopularity to win over ‘blue wall’

The home secretary, Suella Braverman, at the Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester, 3 October.
The home secretary, Suella Braverman, at the Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester, 3 October. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Suella Braverman’s recent spate of controversial statements has been dismaying significant numbers of Conservative voters in “blue wall” seats, the Liberal Democrats have said, with one candidate calling her “one of our best recruiting tools”.

In particular, Lib Dem campaigners said, Braverman’s description of homelessness as a “lifestyle choice” went down extremely badly with more centrist Conservative voters, many of whom raised it during doorstep chats.

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