Up to about 13.1m* people in the UK - nearly one in five of us - could be permanently exiled by the Home Secretary if she believes it is "conducive to the public good". @samirashackle.bsky.social's story makes it clear that we don't have any effective right of appeal.
![Guardian clip:
Ben Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent.
Reform UK has also criticised the Tories for their comment about Suella Braverman's mental health. A Reform source said:
I It's a gross affront to millions of people in this country's; it's also not true.
Whether you like Suella or not, she is a Cambridge-educated barrister who has served in a series of extraordinarily senior positions in this country. It goes without saying that she has never been diagnosd with a mental health condition.
[This briefing] is a testament to the extent to which the Tory party is in real panic mode and is prepared to say anything.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c5bnxnqlkthgnorso4btchbw/bafkreiavzcp77yymcbp3dnxxxv2emngz4jstsxrfzfyfoapp6eobyiuen4)
