Joe Lycett tells Suella Braverman to “ignore the haters” after Rwanda deportation deal is blocked
Twitter on Thursday (June 29), Lycett adopted his fake right-wing persona again in response to the news that the Court of Appeal had blocked the government’s plan to deport small boat migrants to Rwanda.Judges concluded that the African country is not a safe location to receive asylum seekers from the UK.Following the announcement, Lycett offered some sarcastic words of support for Braverman, a strong advocate of the deportation policy.“@SuellaBraverman ignore the haters babe [heart emojis],” he tweeted, adding: “(By haters I mean the royal court of justice.)”. @SuellaBraverman ignore the haters babe ❤️❤️❤️ (by haters I mean the royal court of justice)— Joe Lycett (@joelycett) June 29, 2023Lycett’s “right-wing” persona began last year when he appeared alongside the then prime minister on an episode of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.“I think the haters will say we’ve had 12 years of the Tories, and that we’re sort of at the dregs of what they’ve got available, and that Liz Truss is sort of like the backwash of the available MPs,” he said.