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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti Senior political correspondent

Tory MPs criticise Suella Braverman’s ‘alarmist’ speech on migration

Suella Braverman speaks on immigration at the American Enterprise Institute
Suella Braverman made the speech in Washington DC during a three-day US visit. Photograph: Kevin Wolf/AP

Suella Braverman has been criticised by two Conservative MPs for an “alarmist” speech about the need for human rights reform due to the “existential challenge” posed by illegal migration.

Speaking from Washington DC on Tuesday, the home secretary riled some in her party by suggesting that being gay or a woman and fearful of discrimination should not be enough to qualify as a refugee in the UK.

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