The rise and fall of Suella Braverman
Suella Braverman has been dismissed as home secretary for the second time in 13 months. Mrs Braverman spent just six weeks as home secretary during Liz Truss’ premiership before being dismissed. We look back at Mrs Braverman’s time in Rishi Sunak’s government and why she has been removed as home secretary for a second time. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 Suella Braverman has been sacked as Home Secretary for the second time in little over a year.
00:06 Rishi Sunak removed Mrs Braverman from her post on Monday morning, following her unauthorised
00:12 article in the Times, criticising the way pro-Palestinian protests have been policed.
00:18 Her rhetoric and comments accusing police of playing favourites are being widely blamed
00:23 for stoking confrontations between far-right groups and the police on Armistice Day.
00:29 It was her outspokenness on issues such as immigration and law and order that saw Liz
00:33 Truss appoint her as Home Secretary in September 2022.
00:38 We cannot allow a foreign court to undermine the sovereignty of our borders.
00:46 She lasted only six weeks at the Home Office, dismissed for leaking confidential Cabinet
00:51 papers.
00:52 The next day, Liz Truss announced her resignation as Prime Minister, and Mrs Braverman returned
00:58 as Home Secretary the following week in Rishi Sunak's government - her reward for supporting
01:03 his leadership campaign.
01:05 Many questioned the wisdom of reappointing someone who had so recently broken the ministerial
01:10 code, although Mr Sunak would find it was the Home Secretary's words, rather than her
01:15 actions, that he would have to distance himself from.
01:19 Her language on the topic of inward migration to the UK was often seen as dehumanising.
01:24 The British people deserve to know which party is serious about stopping the invasion on
01:32 our southern coast.
01:34 The wind of change that carried my own parents across the globe in the 20th century was a
01:42 mere gust compared to the hurricane that is coming.
01:48 Her headline-making comments became more frequent in the last few weeks of her tenure at the
01:53 Home Office, telling an American think tank that multiculturalism in the UK has failed,
01:59 describing rough sleeping as a lifestyle choice and threatening to fine charities who give
02:04 tents to those living on the streets.
02:07 And this description of pro-Palestinian protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
02:11 To my mind, there's only one way to describe those marches.
02:14 They are hate marches.
02:16 Whether in or out of his cabinet, Suella Braverman is likely to remain a thorn in the side of
02:22 Rishi Sunak.
02:23 Her tough stance on immigration and willingness to engage in culture wars make her a leadership
02:28 challenger for the Tory right.
02:30 As she said herself after being sacked this morning, "I will have more to say in due course."
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