Suella Braverman

In the House of Commons, Home Secretary Suella Braverman went on a bizarre rant about “tofu” and the Labour Party being to blame for the climate protests ...

And for this reason The Independent is calling for an election to be held. But I suggest it isn’t a reason to change the law for everyone else.” Cooper said: “Astonishing, the Home Secretary actually talked about a coalition of chaos. The future of the country must not be decided by plotting and U-turns at Westminster; it must be decided by the people in a general election. Braverman claimed: “It’s the Labour Party, it’s the Lib Dems, it’s the coalition of chaos, it’s the Guardian-reading, tofu-eating, ‘wokerati’, dare I say the anti-growth coalition, that we have to thank for the disruption that we are seeing on our roads today.” In the House of Commons, Home Secretary Suella Braverman went on a bizarre rant about “tofu” and the Labour Party being to blame for the climate protests that have been happening around the capital recently.

The Home Secretary set a low bar with recent comments about Rwanda, but on Tuesday she made an audacious limbo attempt with her take on disruptive protests. I' ...

I would love to be having a front page of the Telegraph with a plane taking off to Rwanda. Asked on a Telegraph podcast “why can’t you stop the small boats coming?”, a smiling Braverman replied: “I would love to be here claiming victory. She told the House of Commons that: “Yes, I’m afraid, it’s the Labour Party, it’s the Lib Dems, it’s the coalition of chaos, it’s the Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati, dare I say it’s the anti-growth coalition that we have to thank for the disruption that we are seeing on our roads today”. Did Braverman acknowledge that these protests are often a direct result of a collapse in rights and living standards on the watch of a government that has been in power for over 12 years? They would make ‘locking on’ (in which protesters attach themselves to a person, object or land) an offence, allow the banning of protests and give police powers to stop and search peaceful protestors without probable cause. Even by the standards of the 2022 Conservative Party, Suella Braverman is a divisive figure.

The Home Secretary's comments came as her controversial Public Order Bill took a step towards realisation.

They slept in hammocks and hung a banner reading "Just Stop Oil" over the bridge. They were apprehended separately and arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit public nuisance. The amendment to the Public Order Bill was approved by the Commons by a vote of 297 to 110, with a majority of 187. It is low in calories while providing a significant amount of protein. [Labour](/topic/labour) Party, it’s the [Lib Dems](/topic/lib-dems), it’s the coalition of chaos,” she added. [Suella Braverman](/topic/suella-braverman) last night accused opposition parties of forming a "coalition of chaos," as the [Conservative Party](/topic/conservative-party) continues to reel from [former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng](https://www.nationalworld.com/news/politics/kwasi-kwarteng-liz-truss-sacked-chancellor-of-the-exchequer-today-mini-budget-rishi-sunak-3879810)’s disastrous “mini budget” last month, and [the Prime Minister’s repeated U-turns on key policies](https://www.nationalworld.com/lifestyle/money/pension-triple-lock-liz-truss-no-longer-standing-by-commitment-3884882), which have [wrecked her authority](https://www.nationalworld.com/news/politics/can-liz-truss-lose-her-job-how-long-prime-minister-in-power-removed-from-office-3867346) and sparked [serious discussion of a renewed leadership change](https://www.nationalworld.com/news/politics/will-liz-truss-remain-as-prime-minister-how-many-tory-mps-called-for-resignation-3883054) just six weeks after her [premiership](/topic/premiership) began.

The home secretary attempted to focus attention away from government problems and onto the culture war.

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I occasionally enjoy tofu, is she talking to me? asks Salma Shah.

I occasionally eat tofu, is she talking to me? [Suella Braverman](/topic/suella-braverman), the [now-former home secretary](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/suella-braverman-news-liz-truss-b2206208.html#post-887227)? The bill is designed to stop [disruption to major transport infrastructure](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/police-metropolitan-police-london-parliament-square-parliament-b2201368.html) by overzealous protestors.

Exclusive: Prime minister Liz Truss met Braverman in the House of Commons.

Braverman was an outspoken critic of Truss’s U-turn on the top rate of tax, suggesting she thought the prime minister had fallen victim to a “coup” earlier this month. In a point of order in the Commons, Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, said: “This Tory government is falling apart at the seams. Her only modern rival for brevity in the role was Donald Somervell, who spent two months in the job in 1945 as part of Winston Churchill’s end-of-war caretaker government. There are also reports of major disputes about policy and we have had weeks of disagreements. One Tory MP said it seemed “very minor” and that most cabinet ministers had been guilty of the same thing. “Team Truss obviously handed her the revolver.” “She needs to thread the eye of a needle with the lights off, it’s that difficult,” he said. The security breach was met with raised eyebrows from some of Braverman’s backers. Braverman, in a brutal resignation letter that contrasted her actions with those of Truss, wrote: “Pretending we haven’t made mistakes, carrying on as if everyone can’t see that we have made them, and hoping that things will magically come right is not serious politics. She spoke to Braverman in her Commons office, according to insiders. I have concerns about the direction of this government. “Special advisers and ministers, including the PM, have done much much worse,” they said.

Suella Braverman has been sacked as home secretary, according to multiple media reports. Prime Minister Liz Truss cancelled a plan trip today, with The Guardian reporting that she instead stayed in Westminster to sack the home secretary. Read more.

This is no way to run a government,” she said. I have concerns about the direction of this government. Braverman said in a resignation letter that the content of the document was already widely known to MPs, but that it was “right for me to go”, before launching a series of attacks on the PM.

Sources told the Guardian Political Editor Pippa Crerar that the move came about because of the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who has already cancelled the vast ...

It is not currently clear whether Ms Braverman resigned or was sacked by the under-pressure Prime Minister. It is also beinf reported that former Transport Secretary Grant Shapps could replace the outgoing Home Secretary. The news comes after under-fire Ms Truss cleared her diary and called off a pre-planned visit as she desperately attempts to save her own position. The beleaguered Prime Minister was due to visit a defence technology company this afternoon but cancelled last minute. It would cement the view that new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is calling many of the shots in government now. [The Guardian is reporting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/19/suella-braverman-departs-as-uk-home-secretary-liz-truss) that Ms Braverman, who was only appointed to her role by Liz Truss last month, has now left the position.

Suella Braverman resigned Liz Truss's government after sending an official document from her personal email in a breach of the security rules for ...

She continued: "The problems go beyond one home secretary. Responding to Ms Braverman's letter, the PM said: "I accept your resignation and respect the decision you have made. This is no way to run a government," Ms Cooper said. Earlier today, the PM made a public apology to MPs in her first Commons appearance since her economic plan was ditched by new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Monday. Ms Braverman also emphasised in her letter to Ms Truss that "resignation is the right thing to do" when "a mistake" is made. Suella Braverman emphasised in her letter to Liz Truss that "resignation is the right thing to do" when "a mistake" is made.

Ms Braverman, who has allies on the right of the party, was asked to resign by Liz Truss.

“The problems go beyond one Home Secretary. This is no way to run a government. “The only solution now is a General Election.” “There is a of cost of living catastrophe, health service crisis and now a rudderless Home Office. In her letter accepting Ms Braverman’s resignation, Ms Truss said: “It is important that the ministerial code is upheld and that Cabinet confidentiality is respected.” “I have made a mistake; I accept responsibility; I resign,” she wrote in the scornful letter.

Ms Braverman stood against Liz Truss in the Conservative party leadership contest. | ITV National News.

"This is a government of perpetual chaos. This government is past its sell by date." Home affairs, security and public safety are too important for this kind of chaos." To appoint and then sack both your home secretary and chancellor within 6 weeks is utter chaos. Earlier this afternoon Ms Truss cancelled a planned visit to a factory. That’s why it’s a great honour to be appointed as Home Secretary today.

Ms Braverman resigning from the Government is the second major departure from the Cabinet in less than a week following the sacking of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng ...

Resignation letter soon. ITV political editor Robert Peston tweeted in response to these reports: "As I understand it @SuellaBraverman has been asked to resign over an issue relating to “security”. [technology](/leisure/technology/) company after Prime Minister's Questions earlier today, and it is speculated that it was to take this meeting.

Suella Braverman is understood to have departed as UK home secretary after Liz Truss cleared her diary and called off a planned visit amid desperate attempts to save her premiership, my colleagues Pippa Crerar and Peter Walker report.

She also says she has “serious concerns about this government’s commitment to honouring manifesto commitments”. He asked what could be done to ensure the government complied. She also says pretending not to have made a mistake “is not serious politics”. Braverman says she reported herself to the cabinet secretary over what she had did and is resigning because she holds herself “to the highest standards”. It has been reported that what she did broke the ministerial code, and Liz Truss has said she wants to enforce higher standards than her predecessor. MPs passed the Labour motion criticising the mini-budget by 223 votes to 0. In particular, she says she has concerns about the government’s commitment to reducing overall migration numbers. Braverman says she resigned because she sent an official government document to an MP and this was “a technical infringement of the rules”. But the Committee on Standards in Public Life has said that ministers should not always have to resign for breaches of the ministerial code, and this seems – on what we know so far – to be a relatively minor breach. (See 5.19pm.) He says it was a written ministerial statement due to be published tomorrow. I am prepared to face the consequences of my decision. He said this is because it is not a serious energy source.

The news comes at a hugely turbulent time for the UK government, with Prime Minister Liz Truss under pressure to resign just two months into her ...

In what could also be read as a message to the embattled prime minister, Braverman said: "The business of government relies upon people accepting responsibility for their mistakes. Braverman said she was concerned about the breaking of key pledges to voters, though did not specifically highlight the recent U-turn on fiscal policy, instead citing pledges to reduce overall migration numbers and small boat crossings to the U.K. Brought in in a bid to calm markets and project an image of stability, Hunt has provoked rumor of being more in control of government than Truss and even a potential successor. In her short time as home secretary, beginning with the Truss government on Sept. This, she said, "constitutes a technical infringement of the rules." Braverman ran against Truss for the Conservative leadership race this summer but was knocked out in an early stage.

Suella Braverman has resigned as home secretary after sending an official document to a parliamentary colleague using her personal email. · Dear Prime Minister,.

I am very grateful to all of my officials, special advisers and ministerial team for all of their help during my time as Home Secretary. In even the brief time that I have been here, it has been very clear that there is much to do, in terms of delivering on the priorities of the British people. I especially would like to pay tribute to the heroic policemen and women and all those who work at Border Force and in our security services. You oversaw the largest ever ceremonial policing operation, when thousands of officers were deployed from forces across the United Kingdom to ensure the safety of the Royal Family and all those who gathered in mourning for Her Late Majesty The Queen. I have concerns about the direction of this government. As Home Secretary I hold myself to the highest standards and my resignation is the right thing to do.

The official release of letters by Downing Street between a prime minister and a resigning member of the cabinet usually offer only the sparsest glimpses of ...

Significantly shorter in length and far from gushing about Braverman’s performance as home secretary, Truss ensures that it is known the home secretary is stepping down squarely because of her breach of the ministerial code. I accept your resignation and respect the decision you have made. Saying there is “much to do” suggests she thinks Truss’s government has run out of road and is incapable of delivering on its promised priorities. Truss has recently said she takes responsibility for the chaos caused. She left herself little wriggle-room and wholly accepted the mistake. Not so with the outgoing home secretary,

With a humiliating admission and a show of defiance, she has left Liz Truss even deeper in the mire, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle.

It is an ungovernable party that is more than ever unable to govern the country. But there is clearly more to it than that. It is a show of defiance from a massively assertive but profoundly unproven minister with her own Truss-like level of self-deceiving ambition. She departs with the Channel boats unstopped, the suspects unsearched and the Guardian readers still free to walk the streets eating their tofu. She was going to solve the small boats crisis in the Channel with much tougher measures than even Priti Patel tried. Right now, though, it looks like merely par for the course in a Tory party that seems utterly chaotic, unable to govern – and further proof, if it was needed, that Liz Truss’s administration may not make it into November.

Suella Braverman has resigned as home secretary after sending an official document to a parliamentary colleague using her personal email. · Dear Prime Minister, · It is with the greatest regret that I am choosing to tender my resignation.

I am very grateful to all of my officials, special advisers and ministerial team for all of their help during my time as Home Secretary. In even the brief time that I have been here, it has been very clear that there is much to do, in terms of delivering on the priorities of the British people. I especially would like to pay tribute to the heroic policemen and women and all those who work at Border Force and in our security services. You oversaw the largest ever ceremonial policing operation, when thousands of officers were deployed from forces across the United Kingdom to ensure the safety of the Royal Family and all those who gathered in mourning for Her Late Majesty The Queen. I have concerns about the direction of this government. As Home Secretary I hold myself to the highest standards and my resignation is the right thing to do.

Suella Braverman quits, using her resignation letter to attack the government's "broken pledges".

regardless of what is happening in Westminster". Speaking as he arrived at the Home Office to start work, Mr Shapps said it was a "great honour" to be home secretary and praised the work of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt but didn't mention the prime minister. In response, Ms Truss wrote she was "grateful" to Ms Braverman adding: "Your time in office has been marked by your steadfast commitment to keeping the British people safe."

Braverman says government relies on people taking 'responsibility for their mistakes.' BRITAIN-POLITICS-GOVERNMENT-CABINET. Britain's ...

“The prime minister is in a very, very difficult position, and this resignation doesn’t help at all. “Truss has written off the Conservative Party battle bus,” they said, via WhatsApp. Labour MPs are now calling for an inquiry after accusing a group of senior Truss ministers of physically “manhandling” Tory MPs — at least one of whom was reportedly in tears — into voting lobbies to support the government’s position. “The business of government relies upon people accepting responsibility for their mistakes,” Braverman wrote. “It’s over.” Two officials with knowledge of Braverman’s resignation blamed Tory MP Andrew Percy for reporting her to the party whips. No reason was given, but it followed anger from Tory MPs over anonymous briefings to the press from one of her supposed allies. Tory MPs have been demanding she offer ministerial positions to all wings of the party. but she still remains precarious, and I can’t see her leading us into a general election.” “As a Tory MP for 17 years … But a further blow came with reports that one of Truss’ longest-serving aides, Jason Stein, had been suspended from his Downing Street job. Anyone who hasn’t written one already will be writing one.”

AFTER SUELLA BRAVERMAN ended her bid for the Conservative Party leadership in July, she said she would back Liz Truss as leader because she would “unleash ...

■ [More from Britain](https://www.economist.com/britain/) [How Jeremy Hunt became the most powerful person in Britain](/britain/2022/10/18/how-jeremy-hunt-became-the-most-powerful-person-in-britain) Ms Truss is also said to be considering expanding the scheme beyond farm workers. To tackle some of the shortages in low-skilled labour, meanwhile, the prime minister is said to be considering raising the annual cap on visas granted under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme. Ms Truss also reportedly wants to expand the Shortage Occupation List, which allows firms in some industries to bring in more workers. In the year to June, 46% of those granted visas for skilled workers were from India. Earlier this month Ms Braverman said she had “concerns” about a trade deal with India because it would lower barriers to immigration from the country.

Suella Braverman resigned from Liz Truss's Cabinet saying she had "concerns" about the direction the Government is going in.

“I have concerns about the direction of this government. [Suella Braverman resigns as Home Secretary after Liz Truss meeting](https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23062206.suella-braverman-resigns-home-secretary-liz-truss-meeting/) [Ms Braverman](https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23062206.suella-braverman-resigns-home-secretary-liz-truss-meeting/) shared her resignation letter, in which she said she had “concerns about the direction of this government”. [Ms Braverman](https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23062206.suella-braverman-resigns-home-secretary-liz-truss-meeting/) in a meeting this afternoon, reports The Guardian. [Ms Braverman](https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23062206.suella-braverman-resigns-home-secretary-liz-truss-meeting/) resigned from her position as Home Secretary earlier this evening [Suella Braverman](https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23062206.suella-braverman-resigns-home-secretary-liz-truss-meeting/) has criticised Liz Truss in her resignation letter, saying that she had "concerns about the direction" the Government was taking.

The resignation of a senior minister and anger over a vote on fracking pile even more pressure on the prime minister.

It's only happening because the Truss government messed things up more badly than anyone could have imagined.. something has to give". Former Brexit minister Lord David Frost - once an ally of Ms Truss - has written a piece in the Daily Telegraph calling on the prime minister to go. Many Conservatives have spoken out against bringing back fracking but they were told that the vote was being regarded as a vote of confidence in the prime minister and government. In her resignation letter, Ms Braverman acknowledged there had been "a technical infringement of the rules", adding: "I have made a mistake; I accept responsibility: I resign." She could decide the game is up - there is no indication, yet, that she is about to do that.

Departing cabinet minister fiercely critical of PM before stormy scenes engulf Tories over fracking bill.

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The UK newspaper front pages cover a tumultuous day in politics with accusations of bullying in the Commons and the home secretary's resignation.

The Express also highlights what it calls ‘“disgraceful” Commons scenes’ under the headline “Beyond belief! The Sun headline simply reads “Broken”. The Mail splashes with “Suella’s 90-minute shouting match with Liz”.

The Prime Minister was given the news by Ms Braverman in a meeting this afternoon, reports The Guardian. Ms Truss had called off a visit to a defence technology ...

Resignation letter soon. ITV political editor Robert Peston tweeted in response to these reports: "As I understand it @SuellaBraverman has been asked to resign over an issue relating to “security”. [technology](/leisure/technology/) company after Prime Minister's Questions earlier today, and it is speculated that it was to take this meeting.

Prime minister at risk of mass exodus of ministers as home secretary forced to resign.

“She needs to thread the eye of a needle with the lights off, it’s that difficult,” he said. One Tory MP said it seemed “very minor” and that most cabinet ministers had been guilty of the same thing. The official reason for the move was met with raised eyebrows from some of Braverman’s backers. She spoke to Braverman in her Commons office, according to insiders. [brutal resignation letter](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/19/suella-braverman-resignation-letter-what-she-said-and-totally-meant) which clearly contrasted her departure with Truss’s decision to sacrifice Kwarteng over the debacle of last month’s mini-budget, Braverman wrote: “Pretending we haven’t made mistakes, carrying on as if everyone can’t see that we have made them, and hoping that things will magically come right is not serious politics. I am going to get on with that serious role right now.” I am obviously honoured to do that role. However, after hours of confusion Downing Street released a statement saying the two “remain in post”. She shouldn’t have been made prime minister.” Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight, he added: “Let’s not beat around the bush here. I have concerns about the direction of this government. She needs to go.

Home Secretary replaced by Grant Shapps after dispute with PM, and Chief Whip and deputy quit - and then don't - amid fracking vote mayhem.

There were claims by Tory MPs that he was infuriated about the handling of the situation. But scores of others had rebelled and defied the Tory whips. A fracking ban was included in the Tory 2019 manifesto. It is important that the Ministerial Code is upheld, and that Cabinet confidentiality is respected.” There were differing reports about whether she had been sacked by Ms Truss or quit. I have concerns about the direction of this Government. On Wednesday night, Cabinet ministers were reported to be considering a move against her, with one describing the situation as “shameful”. He will meet other 1922 officers on Thursday to discuss the Prime Minister’s fate. Only Sir Graham knows the true number, which he refuses to discuss. However, Number 10 late on Wednesday night confirmed that Ms Morton remained Chief Whip, and that her deputy - who had reportedly resigned in solidarity - was also still in post. Pretending we haven’t made mistakes, carrying on as if everyone can’t see that we have made them, and hoping that things will magically come right is not serious politics. I have made a mistake; I accept responsibility; I resign.

It is understood the PM was advised that the ministerial code had been breached. Ms Braverman is the second cabinet minister to leave government during Liz ...

regardless of what is happening in Westminster". Speaking as he arrived at the Home Office to start work, Mr Shapps said it was a "great honour" to be home secretary and praised the work of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt but didn't mention the prime minister. In response, Ms Truss wrote she was "grateful" to Ms Braverman adding: "Your time in office has been marked by your steadfast commitment to keeping the British people safe."