Sunak dismisses Braverman deal reports: ‘Of course you have conversations in a leadership election’
The prime minister has dismissed reports that he and Suella Braverman formulated a “deal” in return for her support in the October 2022 Conservative leadership election. It comes as the former home secretary continues to reference such an agreement, insisting in her letter to the prime minister after her unceremonious sacking earlier this month: “I […]
Senior Conservative likens Suella Braverman’s Rwanda proposal to ‘what Putin and Xi do’
A senior Conservative politician has likened Suella Braverman’s proposed approach to moving the blocked Rwanda plan forward to something “Putin and Xi do”. The comparison to actions by the Russian president and Chinese premier came as Conservative MPs reacted to an op-ed by the former home secretary in the Telegraph. The article sets out a […]
‘Bitter’ Braverman accused of having a ‘hissy fit’ by fellow Conservative right MP
Philip Davies is married to newly-appointed cabinet minister Esther McVey, who is touted to be Rishi Sunak’s “minister for common sense” or “tsar for wokedom”.
‘You have manifestly and repeatedly failed to deliver’ – Braverman’s letter to Sunak in full
In his wide-ranging reshuffle yesterday, prime minister Rishi Sunak sacked Suella Braverman over the phone. Read the former home secretary’s response in full below: Dear Prime Minister, Thank you for your phone call yesterday morning in which you asked me to leave Government. While disappointing, this is for the best. It has been my privilege […]
Suella Braverman wants to be a martyr — but what’s her cause and who will follow?
What do you do, as a prime minister, when one of your cabinet ministers goes rogue? What happens if a senior colleague — and a potential future leadership challenger with a strong party following at that — appears to spurn their responsibility to act as a cabinet collective with an article unsubtly critiquing the government’s […]
The far right is in resurgence — and the blame is at the government’s door
This weekend’s events show that the far right is in resurgence – and the blame is at the government’s door. On Saturday, over 2000 far-right activists and football hooligans descended on central London, described by the Metropolitan police as ‘intent on confrontation”, they pushed through police lines, throwing missiles at emergency services workers, all whilst […]
Braverman out, Lord Cameron in: the key moments of Rishi Sunak’s cabinet relaunch
At around 8.45 this morning, Rishi Sunak did what many had thought likely for some time and sacked Suella Braverman as his home secretary. Braverman was accused of stoking tension ahead of protests in London on Saturday in an article for the Times newspaper; worse still, the controversial comments were not entirely signed off by […]
Braverman sacking fallout as speaker suggests new scrutiny arrangements for Lord Cameron – as it happened
Suella Braverman has been sacked as home secretary, it comes as major questions had been asked over the home secretary’s future for several days.
Key Braverman ally urges PM to ‘collaborate’ with home secretary on small boats
Sir John Hayes, chairman on the Common Sense group of right-wing Conservative MPs, has urged the prime minister and Suella Braverman to “collaborate” on stopping the boats, as Rishi Sunak faces pressure to sack his home secretary. It comes as The Telegraph reports that the Commons Sense Group are preparing to make a direct appeal […]
Week-in-Review: Suella Braverman isn’t as strong politically as she thinks she is
The real story here is far bigger than Braverman: it’s about Sunak’s ailing authority after a year of failing to revive his party’s polling prospects.
