UN rebukes Suella Braverman over her attack on refugee convention

UNHCR takes unusual step of defending 1951 convention after UK home secretary's speech on uncontrolled and illegal migration'

Suella Braverman has been rebuked by the United Nations' refugee agency after claiming that world leaders have failed to make wholesale reform of human rights laws because of fears of being branded racist or illiberal".

The UNHCR on Tuesday issued a highly unusual statement defending the 1951 refugee convention and highlighting the UK's record asylum claim backlog.