Suella Braverman's full, blistering resignation speech today, that ended with the rallying call: "It is now or never"
Mr Speaker, I’m grateful for your permission to make this statement.
Serving in Cabinet for just under 4 years has been a great honour. I’m thankful for the opportunity and grateful for the efforts of many civil servants with whom I worked.
We achieved a great deal in the last 12 months: landmark legislation in the Public Order Act and the National Security Act; 20,000 new police officers - more than England and Wales have ever had before; one of the largest ever pay rises for the police; greater powers to dismiss rogue officers; and a review of legal protections to strengthen support for our brave firearms officers.
But Mr Speaker, I want to talk about the crisis on which I spent more time in office working on than any other: mass, uncontrolled, illegal migration.
We are all familiar with the problem.
Tens of thousands of mostly young men – many with values and social mores at odds with our own – pouring into our country day after day, month after month, year after year.
Many come from safe countries. Many are not genuine refugees but economic migrants. All pay a criminal gang thousands of pounds to break into Britain.
And all of them depart from a safe country: France - who, let’s face it, should be doing so much more to stop them.
This is putting unsustainable pressure on public finances and public services, undermining community cohesion, and jeopardising national security and public safety.
The British people understand all this, Mr. Speaker. The question is, does their government? And will it now finally act to stop it?
The Prime Minister rightly committed to doing whatever it takes to stop the boats
He should be commended for dedicating more time and toil to this endeavour than any of his predecessors.
And unlike the leader of the opposition, who would …

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