A big speech in America.
He asked if she accepts that that is"the story replicated throughout this migration journey, every single one of those people has the same story that your father had", and how she squares that with her views. She did not directly answer the question nor refute the notion, and said:"To be hosted here to talk about migration in the international context, followed by meetings with my American counterparts is really again, part of my day job part of my duty as home secretary.
She says the convention, set up after the Second World War, needs to adapt for a"different time" and its application has shifted too far from helping people fleeing"persecution" to those fleeing"discrimination". She did not point to the recent YouGov poll suggesting 86% believe the government is handling immigration badly.
Whether it's in the villages of Kent, the islands of Greece, the towns of Texas or the streets of Manhattan there is no common ground on migration. Politicians represent divided societies. It’s 'we can do it' up against 'we really can't.' He tweeted:"In many countries being gay is an imprisonable offence. For some, it means the death penalty.
The theme of Ms Braverman's speech was a call for international refugee conventions to be reformed as they allow too much migration.You can read his tweet in full below...Suella Braverman is arguing that deterrence as a policy works to prevent illegal migration. She reiterated that the UK government is"confident" the Supreme Court will rule the Rwanda returns deal is legal.
And she hits out at those here in the UK who criticise her and others for wanting to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights , saying they are"smeared" as anti-refugee.Touting the UK's history of humanitarian work, she says:"I reject that notion that a country cannot be expected to respect human rights if it is not signed up to an international human rights organisation.