Tag: Home Secretary Suella Braverman

Braverman: Militant Protesters to Face Full Legal Armoury of Police

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said police now have the “full armoury of legal tools” to deal with “militant” protesters after peers voted through controversial anti-protest regulations. Speaking to the Home Affairs Select Committee on Wednesday, the home secretary said she now expected a “swifter” police response to deal with those bringing “misery and chaos…


Braverman Warns Against ‘Counterproductive’ Speculation About Nottingham Attacks

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has warned people not to speculate about a series of attacks in Nottingham on Tuesday that killed three people, warning it “runs the risk of being counterproductive.” The three people who died have been named as University of Nottingham students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and school caretaker Ian…


Home Secretary: Women Trafficked For Sex Work Could be Deported Under New Bill

The home secretary was asked about the levels of organised prostitution in her constituency as she faced questions over the fate of trafficked women under her small boats bill. During Wednesday’s Home Affairs Committee, Dame Diana Johnson said an adult website currently listed 300 sex worker adverts in Suella Braverman’s Hampshire constituency. Half of those,…


Child Sex Abuse Inquiry Chair Calls Government Response ‘Weak and Disingenuous’

The hopes of victims and survivors of child sexual abuse in England and Wales have been “dashed” by the government’s “weak” response to the recommendations made following a major inquiry into child sex abuse, according to the inquiry’s chairwoman. Professor Alexis Jay, who chaired the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), said ministers had failed…


Braverman’s Small Boats Bill Sparks Backlash in Lords

The Home Secretary’s Illegal Migration Bill received a rocky ride through the Lords as cross-party peers almost unanimously criticised the small boat cutting plans. Several voiced concern over how the UK would be viewed on the world stage, with one peer stating that Britain faced “humiliation” if the legislation goes through in its current form….


Braverman Announces ‘Redress Scheme’ for Child Sexual Abuse Victims

The government has announced plans to set up a redress scheme for victims of child sexual abuse. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said on Monday that the government will consult victims and survivors and draw on lessons from other jurisdictions to “deliver justice and an appropriate form of redress.” Speaking to MPs in response to the Independent…


Braverman Says UK Should Not Need Immigrant Workers to Fill Labour Shortages

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said more needs to be done to reduce legal migration and said there was “no good reason” why Britain could not train up a home-grown workforce of lorry drivers and fruit pickers and reduce the country’s overall need for immigrant workers. Giving a keynote speech at the National Conservatism conference in…


Met Moves 90 Officers From Fighting Serious Crime to Root Out Rogue Colleagues

Britain’s biggest police force has moved 90 officers from tackling serious crime and counter-terrorism to a unit tasked to root out corrupt colleagues. Commissioner Mark Rowley made the announcement on Thursday as he revealed that a total of 161 Metropolitan (Met) Police officers have criminal convictions—76 for serious traffic offences including drink driving and careless driving….


Sunak Launches New Taskforce to Crackdown on Grooming Gangs

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to crackdown on Britain’s grooming gangs after admitting “cultural sensitivity and political correctness” have prevented child abusers being brought to justice. Speaking in Greater Manchester on Monday, Sunak said it was now his priority to “stamp out this evil,” as he announced new measures to tackle child exploitation gangs….


Legislation Banning Wolf-Whistling Amended to Remove ‘It Was Just a Joke’ Defence

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has backed a private members’ bill that would outlaw wolf-whistling even if the person responsible thinks it is “just a joke.” Wolf-whistles and cat calls are just one type of “sex-based harassment” included in the bill which has been proposed by Conservative backbench MP Greg Clark. The bill makes it an…