Braverman Vows to Shut Down Asylum Hotels, Declares War on Small Boats

The prime minister echoed Ms Braverman’s calls for a harder line on illegal immigration as both point toward a decrease in the overall number of small boats.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman delivers her keynote speech to the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester on Oct. 3, 2023. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Speaking yesterday at a Conservative fringe reception, co-hosted by the Common Sense Group and the Daily Express, Home Secretary Suella Braverman vowed to win the “war on small boats” and “close asylum hotels.”

She expressed confidence that the Tories could secure victory in the General Election by championing “common sense” politics.