Suella Braverman accused of ‘dog-whistle’ politics by LGBT+ Conservatives

UK home secretary in US to say Britain should not grant asylum to people who simply express fear of discrimination for being gay

Suella Braverman has been accused of “dog-whistle” politics by a senior patron of LGBT+ Conservatives before a speech in which she will say that Britain should not grant asylum to people who simply express a fear of discrimination for being gay.

Comments the home secretary’s office said she would make were drawing criticism even before her speech to a rightwing US thinktank, and Labour challenged Conservative LGBT+ MPs and others to condemn the remarks.

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