The Home Secretary was speaking during a trip to Washington DC, as she pointed to the need to reform the United Nations’ Refugee Convention.
The speech saw Ms Braverman hit back at critics, arguing that concerns over immigration does not make one an “idiot” or a “bigot”.
“I reject the notion that a country cannot be expected to respect human rights if it is not signed up to an international human rights organisation,” she said. Ms Braverman also referenced her own family background, acknowledging that some immigration is necessary but it needed to be controlled by states.“It is no betrayal of my parents’ story to say that immigration must be controlled.The senior Cabinet minister, whose past comments on asylum seekers have drawn criticism from campaigners and charities, said that there was a “democratic case” against “uncontrolled” migration.
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