Dua Lipa calls British ministers’ language on migrants ‘short-sighted and small-minded’

Home secretary Suella Braverman singled out “Albanian criminals” as she claimed there was an “invasion” of England in a Commons debate on small boat crossings of the Channel.

Dua Lipa (Ian West/PA)

Pop star Dua Lipa has criticised the way British ministers have discussed migrants as “short-sighted and small-minded”.

Lipa, born in London to Kosovan-Albanian parents, said the way the UK government has discussed Albanians caused her “hurt” as she called for “more empathy”.