In doing so Braverman shows herself to believe in the ultimate prerogative of the state to be decisively cruel rather than consistently humane. In her speech to the American Enterprise Institute, Braverman came up with a novel reading on how the United Nations Refugee Convention of 1951 has been applied of late. The UNHCR was unimpressed by the Home Secretary’s AEI show, though hampered by the language of moderation. The Refugee Convention has provided fine sport for abuse and blackening for over two decades, its critics always bleating about the fact that the circumstances of its remit had changed. Braverman is likely to have her eyes on the prime ministerial prize, having failed to secure the Conservative leadership last summer.

Source: The Guardian September 29, 2023 09:29 UTC