Call for ministerial code inquiry over message blaming civil servants for failure to stop Channel crossings
Suella Braverman has been accused of potentially breaking ministerial rules by questioning the impartiality of public servants over small boat crossings in a Conservative campaign message.
In 2022, a record 45,755 people arrived in the UK on small boats. More than 3,000 have already made the journey so far this year, prompting ministers to publish a contentious new law, the illegal migration bill, which would criminalise, detain and deport asylum seekers. Another added: “I’m finding it increasingly difficult to reconcile both our stated civil service values and my own personal ethical convictions with the rhetoric and policies the home secretary is pursuing.”
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