Protesters Disrupt Suella Braverman's Immigration Speech To Right-Wing Conference

Security bundle demonstrators out of home secretary's address to National Conservatism gathering.
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Suella Braverman’s speech to a right-wing Conservative conference was disrupted by protesters on Monday.

As the home secretary began her address, a man at the front of the hall stood up and shouted to condemn her immigration policies.

The man, who identified himself as a member of Extinction Rebellion, was quickly bundled out of the venue by security.

As he was being removed, he appeared to shout: “We welcome you unless you come on a boat - unless you are brown.”

Moments later, a woman stood up and also started heckling the home secretary before also being removed.

“Anyone else?” Braverman said to applause, before adding: “It’s audition day for the shadow cabinet.”

Two protesters interrupting Suella Braverman’s NatCon speech have been taken out the hall pic.twitter.com/SPaocOYBxM

— Ned Simons (@nedsimons) May 15, 2023

Two protesters led out of NatCon conference for disrupting Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s speech seconds into it…

The first identifies himself as representing Extinction Rebellion pic.twitter.com/lRnR5EvuLY

— Arj Singh (@singharj) May 15, 2023

Extinction Rebellion activists have disrupted Suella Braverman’s speech to the National Conservatism conference. pic.twitter.com/uU7xQ9O2zI

— Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) May 15, 2023

Earlier in the day, former cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg’s speech was interrupted early on by a protester warning about “fascism”.

The three-day National Conservatism conference will see speeches from cabinet ministers and culturally conservative Tory MPs and speakers.

It is hosted by the US-based populist Edmund Burke Foundation organisation.

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