November 14, 2024

Braverman insists she did not veto advice on migrants

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Suella Braverman insists she did not veto advice on migrants – BBC News

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  • Suella Braverman has insisted to MPs that she did not block emergency accommodation for migrants awaiting processing after crossing the English Channel
  • The home secretary – who resigned under Liz Truss only to be reinstated by Rishi Sunak – is facing pressure over overcrowding at a centre in Kent
  • Labour’s Yvette Cooper asked her to confirm in the Commons that she turned down plans that would have reduced overcrowding at Manston processing centre
  • She responded that she had not, and separately said that the asylum system was “broken”, adding: “Illegal migration is out of control”
  • Sources have told the BBC that Braverman failed to act to ease pressure at the centre by providing alternative accommodation despite warnings
  • Record numbers of people arriving via small boats and the situation at Manston has put a spotlight on the asylum system
  • The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum
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