Sam Ashworth-Hayes Sam Ashworth-Hayes

Suella Braverman’s critics ignore an uncomfortable truth

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Suella Braverman is in the firing line. But when she took to her feet in the Commons yesterday, she showed exactly why there is so much pressure on Rishi Sunak to get rid of her: Braverman actually wants to reduce illegal immigration.

The Home Secretary’s critics have condemned her for using the word ‘invasion’.

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