Home Secretary’s views on UN refugee rights spark outrage and accusations of political ambition.
Sir Elton John has openly criticised Home Secretary Suella Braverman following her controversial remarks on revising UN refugee rights. The iconic musician took particular issue with the minister’s view that LGBTQ+ individuals and women should not gain asylum based on fears of discrimination in their homeland.
Sir Elton, alongside David Furnish and the Elton John AIDS Foundation, cautioned against “dismissing the very real danger LGBTQ+ communities face.”
Despite Sir Elton’s concerns, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer defended the Home Secretary, drawing a distinction between mere “fear of discrimination” and genuine persecution. This comes after Braverman’s notable speech at the American Enterprise Institute, where she argued for a reform in the UN’s system for refugee protection and declared the failure of multiculturalism in Europe. Meanwhile, recent Home Office data reveals that a small percentage of UK asylum claims last year were on the grounds of sexual orientation.
Braverman’s rhetoric has been accused of appealing to far-right sentiments and furthering her own political ambitions within the Conservative party. This debate over asylum and British values intensifies as leaders and citizens alike grapple with the nuances of immigration and national identity. Read more
If he feels so strongly let him pay for them and look after them I think we have all had enough
Isn’t it bloody marvellous, all these do-gooders campaigning for the illegals, yet none of them want them in their homes, give Elton the job of justifying gay claimants? and word of mouth is not proof enough.
Why do these so called stars think their opinion is the right one? We all have an opinion and the majority does not agree with EJ. We, the majority have had enough of our rights being ignored so go home EJ your opinion is one sided, stupid and not wanted,
He needs to mind his own business, who the hell does he think he is