Suella Braverman appears unsure how an asylum seeker can apply to enter the UK – video

Questioned during a home affairs select committee, Suella Braverman appeared unsure of how people from countries where there are no UK schemes could apply for asylum in the UK. The Tory MP Tim Loughton asked how a 16-year-old from a 'hypothetical' country in Africa who was facing persecution could make an asylum application in the UK or elsewhere to stay in Britain. Braverman repeatedly said a person in those circumstances could apply through the 'safe and legal' routes available, but she was unable to elaborate on how that would work for those who cannot come to the UK to apply, or cannot apply where they are living. She eventually called on Matthew Rycroft, permanent secretary at the Home Office, who acknowledged there are places in the world where asylum applications cannot be filed