Suella Braverman branded an ‘absolute disgrace’ over Commons address

Suella Braverman's 'inflammatory' language slammed by Dale

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Suella Braverman has been criticised for describing the migrant crisis as an “invasion” of the UK’s southern coast. The Home Secretary used the “inflammatory language” during an exchange with Labour MP Yvette Cooper in the House of Commons. Her comments were controversial as Ms Braverman beached government security protocol by inadvertently sending sensitive documents from her personal email account.

Discussing the Home Secretary’s Commons appearance, political commentator and radio host Iain Dale said: “She calls it an invasion of the south coast – using inflammatory language to stir division in our country. This is not what you should expect from a Home Secretary.”

Speaking on his regular LBC show, he added: “It’s not even language I would have expected Priti Patel to be using, but Suella Braverman thinks it is ok to do that.

“I think it’s an absolute disgrace. I wonder why, given all of the lines of attack that there are on Suella Braverman at the moment, she is still in her position.

Responding to a question from Labour’s Yvette Cooper over the Manston migrant processing centre, Ms Braverman said: “Let’s be clear about what is really going on here.

“The British people deserve to know which party is serious about stopping the invasion on our southern coast and which party is not.” 

Her use of the phrase “invasion” generated divisive responses in the Commons, some cheers of support and some definitive cries of objection from among the opposition bench.

The Home Secretary added: “40,000 people have arrived on the south coast this year alone, many of them facilitated by criminal gangs, some of them actual members of criminal gangs. 

“Let’s stop pretending that they are all refugees in distress. The whole country knows that is not true and it is only the honourable members opposite who pretend otherwise.”

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Ms Braverman was reappointed as Home Secretary under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, just days after she handed her resignation to Liz Truss over the breach of protocol.

Discussing Braverman’s return to the Home Office, Iain Dale added: “It shows weakness on the part of the new Prime Minister. 

“In my view, she will be gone within a few weeks, I’m convinced of that. Many more performances like the one she gave this afternoon will hasten her departure.” 

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Following the fallout surrounding her reappointment to Home Secretary, Suella Braverman has released a letter she wrote to Dame Diana Johnson, Chair of the Home Affairs Committee.

In the letter, the Home Secretary affirmed she had given the Prime Minister her “assurances” that her personal email account would not be used for official business moving forward.

The letter outlined the precise events surrounding the security breach in what the Home Secretary claimed was a bid to be “fully transparent” about the circumstances that led to her previous resignation.

Addressing the House of Commons on Monday, the Home Secretary explained: “I have been clear that I made an error of judgement. I apologised for that error, I took responsibility for it and I resigned.”

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