Category: Home Secretary Suella Braverman

New Home Office Guidance to Stop Police From Recording Non-Crime Hate Incidents ‘Because Someone Is Offended’

Home Secretary Suella Braverman is to order police to only record non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) when absolutely necessary, which campaigners say is a major win for free speech. Braverman said the draft guidelines, which will go before Parliament on Monday, will prevent police “wrongly getting involved in lawful debate.” British police have been encouraging the…


Home Office to Decide Thousands of Asylum Applications Without Interviews

Thousands of asylum seekers in the UK could have their claims approved without attending a face-to-face interview, according to a new Home Office guidance published on Thursday. In a bid to clear the soaring backlog of asylum applications, the Home Office is set to fast-track well-founded legacy claims made before June 28, 2022, when new rules…


UK Government Strategy Has ‘Double Standard’ When Dealing With Extreme Right and Islamism, Says Independent Review

An independent review of the British government’s Prevent strategy has found it is “not doing enough to counter non-violent Islamist extremism” and “has a double standard when dealing with the extreme right-wing and Islamism.” The review was ordered by former Home Secretary Priti Patel in 2019 but on Wednesday her successor, Suella Braverman, said the…


Home Office Takes Over Illegal Immigrant Interception Role in English Channel From Royal Navy

The Royal Navy has ended its role as the official interceptor of small boats carrying illegal immigrants across the English Channel and handed the responsibility back to the Home Office and the UK Border Force. The end of Operation Isotrope comes as the Refugee Council published a report (pdf) that claimed 6 out of 10…


Braverman Promises to Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Stop Flow of Illegal Immigrants

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has promised to do “whatever it takes” to stop the endless flow of illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel and landing in Kent, where they claim asylum or seek protection under modern slavery laws. In a foreword to a report (pdf) by the Centre for Policy Studies think tank she said…


Braverman Tells MPs ‘We Have Failed to Control Our Borders’

Home Secretary Suella Braverman, appearing before a committee of MPs asking questions about the government’s handling of the influx of illegal immigrants across the English Channel, has admitted failing to control Britain’s borders. Lee Anderson, a Conservative MP who sits on the Home Affairs Committee, asked her if the government was putting more asylum seekers…


Home Secretary on ‘Non-Crime Hate Incidents’: ‘Good Old-Fashioned Policing’

Home Secretary Suella Braverman told police chiefs that officers should not be facing “politically correct” distractions in order to ensure that priorities are focused on tackling crime, “not debating genders on Twitter.” In front of police bosses at the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APPC) annual conference in…