Suella Braverman rails against ‘experts and elites’ in partisan speech

Home secretary attacks ‘radical left’ and identity politics and warns against ‘fratricide’ on right

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Suella Braverman has railed against “experts and elites” and what she called the divisive politics of identity, in a highly partisan speech that is likely to be viewed as setting out ideas for a post-election Conservative leadership bid.

Addressing the National Conservatism conference in Westminster, the home secretary made comments trailed in advance about the need for the UK to cut back on legal migration and train domestic workers for jobs such as fruit picking.