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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maroosha Muzaffar

UN refugee agency strongly rejects Braverman’s criticism of ‘crucial’ LGBT+ protections

AP

The UN’s refugee agency has rejected Suella Braverman’s comments saying that the current asylum system is no longer fit for purpose.

The home secretary has been met with a furious backlash over the “nasty” remarks in a speech on Tuesday in Washington DC in which she claimed fears of discrimination for being gay or a woman are not enough to claim asylum.

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