UK interior minister denounced for asylum seeker 'invasion' comments

FILE PHOTO: British Secretary of State for the Home Department Suella Braverman speaks during Britain's Conservative Party's annual conference, in Birmingham, Britain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - British Home Secretary Suella Braverman faced heavy criticism on Tuesday for describing the arrival of asylum seekers as an invasion, with lawmakers across the political spectrum warning of the risk of using inflammatory language.

Her comments came a day after a man used fire bombs to attack an immigration processing centre in the port town of Dover.