Suella Braverman Says Tories Face 'Electoral Oblivion' If Rishi Sunak Fails To Stop The Boats

Suella Braverman has savaged Rishi Sunak.

Suella Braverman has warned Rishi Sunak that the Tories face “electoral oblivion” if he fails to stop the boats carrying asylum seekers across the Channel.

In a direct challenge to the prime minister’s authority, the former home secretary said forthcoming emergency legislation must allow the government to opt out the European Convention on Human Rights on illegal immigration issues.

In a personal statement in the Commons, she said: “It is now or never.