Sir John Hayes: ‘in lockstep’ with Suella Braverman on immigration

Veteran Tory MP was intended recipient of home secretary's plans sent from her personal email

The veteran Tory MP Sir John Hayes has been disclosed as a secret adviser to Suella Braverman, with some colleagues believing he has been influential in the home secretary's rise from backbencher to a great office of state.

Proof of the former minister's influence emerged last week when Braverman was forced to resign for what government insiders insisted was a major security breach.