Lib Dems seize on Braverman’s unpopularity to win over ‘blue wall’

Party campaigners call home secretary ‘one of our best recruiting tools’ as Tory voters voice dismay

Suella Braverman’s recent spate of controversial statements has been dismaying significant numbers of Conservative voters in “blue wall” seats, the Liberal Democrats have said, with one candidate calling her “one of our best recruiting tools”.

In particular, Lib Dem campaigners said, Braverman’s description of homelessness as a “lifestyle choice” went down extremely badly with more centrist Conservative voters, many of whom raised it during doorstep chats.