UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman fired over handling of pro-Palestinean march

[MenInG]

Lawyers and faith organisations have lodged a complaint with the Bar Standards Board claiming the home secretary Suella Braverman, a qualified barrister, has breached the body’s code of conduct with “racist sentiments and discriminatory narratives”.

Although Braverman has not practised as a barrister since becoming an MP in 2015 she is still subject to certain professional rules governing conduct by the Bar Standards Board which regulates barristers in England and Wales.

The body has a remit to examine the conduct of barristers who are not currently practising but who remain members of the profession and are subject to conduct rules and are expected to “conduct themselves in an appropriate manner”.

Nine organisations including the Society of Asian Lawyers, the Association of Muslim Lawyers and the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants have written to the Bar Standards Board urging them to investigate and take action against what they claim is racist and inflammatory language used by the home secretary about British men of Pakistani heritage and asylum seekers.

The letter cites Braverman’s comment in April 2023 that grooming gang members were predominantly British-Pakistani men and “hold cultural values totally at odds with British values”.

The letter also raises Braverman’s warning that 100 million asylum seekers would come to the UK were it not for her planned immigration crackdown and that people crossing the channel have values at odds with the UK and ‘heightened levels of criminality’. She has described the arrival of asylum seekers in the UK as an ‘invasion’.

“These comments are not only highly inaccurate and offensive, but they also perpetuate harmful stereotypes and contribute to a climate of hate and prejudice,” the complaint letter states.

“As a member of the legal profession, Ms Braverman should be held to a high standard of professionalism and ethical conduct. Her statements not only undermine the integrity of the legal profession, but they also have the potential to damage the reputation of the UK as a tolerant and inclusive society,” it adds.

The letter cites three specific Bar Council Code of Conduct Rules it claims have been breached including behaving in a way which is likely to diminish trust and confidence, conduct which the public may reasonably perceive as undermining honesty, integrity or independence and a breach of the instruction not to discriminate against any other person on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin or other grounds.

“It is crucial that members of the legal profession uphold the highest standards of integrity, impartiality, and professionalism. Ms Braverman’s comments are a clear violation of these standards and should not go unchallenged,” the letter concludes.

The signatories of the letter point out that in 2020 a Home Office-commissioned report found that the majority of child sexual offenders were white and that there was not enough evidence to suggest members of grooming gangs were more likely to be Asian.

The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford has said it is not aware of any recent academic or official statistics examining criminality among refugees who had recently arrived in the UK and that ‘there is little evidence that migrants are any more or less likely to commit crimes than any other members of the population’.

The letter adds: “It is our view that Ms Braverman’s comments incite violence against the British Pakistani and Muslim community as well as refugee communities, fuelling racist sentiments and discriminatory narratives.”

Responding to earlier criticism of the home secretary’s comments from fellow Conservative Rehman Chishti, a Home Office spokesperson told the Observer: “As the home secretary has said, the vast majority of British-Pakistanis are law-abiding, upstanding citizens, but independent reviews were unequivocal that, in towns like Rochdale, Rotherham and Telford, cultural sensitivities have meant thousands of young girls were abused under the noses of councils and police.”

A spokesperson for the Bar Standards Board said they did not comment on individual complaints received.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/ukne...tp&cvid=19e9713c639c4625957aeacc10ef3d16&ei=8

 

[MenInG]

Britain's Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, on Monday, issued a stark warning shot against "unsustainable" mass and rapid migration into the country and called for action to cut growing migrant numbers.

In a speech at the National Conservatism Conference in London, which was interrupted twice by protesters who shouted about migration, the 43-year-old London-born Tory MP called on her governing Conservative Party to renew its commitment to bring down immigration.

The Brexit-backing Cabinet minister said it was time for the UK to train more workers within the country to reduce reliance on foreign workers.

"It's not xenophobic to say that mass and rapid migration is unsustainable in terms of housing supply, public services and community relations," said Ms Braverman.

"While illegal migration is rightly our priority given the acute challenges we face in the [English] Channel, we must not lose sight of the importance of controlling legal migration too," she said.

Ms Braverman, of Goan and Tamil heritage, referenced her parents as having come to the UK through "legal and controlled migration" to stress that there was nothing wrong about someone from an ethnic minority background making such arguments.

"They spoke the language. They threw themselves into the community, embraced British values. When they arrived, they signed up to be part of our shared project because the UK meant something distinct. Integration was part of the quid pro quo," she noted.

"The unexamined drive towards multiculturalism as an end in itself, combined with identity politics, is a recipe for communal disaster. We cannot have immigration without integration," she said.

Suella Braverman declared that she had "voted and campaigned for" Brexit because she wanted Britain to control migration and have a say on what works for the country.

"High-skilled workers support economic growth. And where the labour market has acute or structural shortages, as with the NHS, it is of course right that we should have an immigration system agile enough to plug those shortages. But we need to get overall immigration numbers down," she said, calling for training enough truck drivers, butchers, builders and fruit pickers within the country to reduce reliance on migrant workers.

The speech is being seen in many quarters as piling pressure on her boss, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, to focus on cutting soaring net migration numbers, which has been above the half-a-million-a-year mark since Brexit.

Mr Sunak's "Stop the Boats" pledge to curb illegal migration is among the key priorities for his premiership ahead of an expected general election in the second half of next year.

The government's Illegal Migration Bill, which aims to ensure that people arriving in the UK without permission will be detained and swiftly removed either to their home country or to a third country such as Rwanda, is currently in Parliament even as it faces criticism from many for some of its controversial provisions.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/not...-braverman-4036913#pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Suella continuing to talk in fudge brownie language. Her words are all focused on immigration, but she wouldn't dare say that the only reason that the immigrants are able to prosper in the UK is because native Brits are too lazy to do certain jobs themselves. What's stopping THEM from picking fruit? Or working in care homes? Why is there a shortage when we have so many claiming benefits?

 

[mazkhan]

With the rise of AI you wont need mass immigration

Even white collar jobs could be under threat from AI , supercomputers , and due to remote working jobs being outsourced abroad where someone will do the same job remotely much cheaper.

Automation is already happening , self serving tills , self driving taxis , trains , buses, automated warehouses , online banking closures of high street banks

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

With the rise of AI you wont need mass immigration

Even white collar jobs could be under threat from AI , supercomputers , and due to remote working jobs being outsourced abroad where someone will do the same job remotely much cheaper.

Automation is already happening , self serving tills , self driving taxis , trains , buses, automated warehouses , online banking closures of high street banks

Any signs of automated building work or plumbing?

 

[the Great Khan]

Any signs of automated building work or plumbing?

Inshallah an AI will replace mazhans posts..might sound more intelligent lol

 

[RexRex]

With the rise of AI you wont need mass immigration

Even white collar jobs could be under threat from AI , supercomputers , and due to remote working jobs being outsourced abroad where someone will do the same job remotely much cheaper.

Automation is already happening , self serving tills , self driving taxis , trains , buses, automated warehouses , online banking closures of high street banks

But Automation will also lead to massive drop in prices of goods. If there's no one earning a proper paycheck due to automation, there won't be anyone left to buy stuff from companies either. Law of suppy & demand, as they say.

 

[Itachi]

But Automation will also lead to massive drop in prices of goods. If there's no one earning a proper paycheck due to automation, there won't be anyone left to buy stuff from companies either. Law of suppy & demand, as they say.

There will be jobs but it will just change the portfolio.

 

[MenInG]

The Home Secretary is facing calls for an inquiry into reports she asked Home Office civil servants to help secure her special treatment after being caught speeding.

Suella Braverman allegedly asked Home Office officials to organise a one-to-one driving awareness course after she was caught speeding last summer.

The bespoke arrangement meant she would not have had to attend an in-person course with other motorists, or an online course where her name could be seen by other drivers.

Civil servants refused the request but were so concerned they reported the matter to the Cabinet Office. Braverman instead turned to a political aide to try and arrange the course without revealing her identity.

Completing the course would have meant the Home Secretary avoided points on her licence.

The requests were refused, the Sunday Times reported, and Braverman later chose to avoid the course completely and accepted three penalty points on her driving licence.

Labour and the Liberal Democrats called last night for an inquiry into events by the prime minister’s adviser on ministerial interests, Sir Laurie Magnus.

The rules mean Rishi Sunak would have to commission his ethics tsar to look into the allegations, which Labour has suggested could breach the ministerial code.

The home secretary was issued a speeding notice by police outside London when she was the attorney general in the summer of 2022.

The shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said: “As home secretary, Suella Braverman is responsible for upholding the law, yet this report suggests she has tried to abuse her position to get round the normal penalties so it is one rule for her and another for everyone else. We’ve had 13 years of the Tories trying to dodge the rules for themselves and their mates.

“Enough is enough. The home secretary and prime minister need to urgently explain what has been going on, including what the prime minister knew when he reappointed her.

“The prime minister has promised integrity, professionalism and accountability, yet it appears his home secretary is blatantly flouting all three. We need an urgent investigation into what has gone on here, starting with Laurie Magnus seeing how this is possibly compatible with the ministerial code.”

Alistair Carmichael, the Lib Dems’ home affairs spokesman, said: “Suella Braverman should be urgently investigated by the ethics adviser and add her name to the near endless list of ministers who have had to undergo the same.”

A Cabinet Office spokesman, asked to confirm the report declined to comment. The Home Office was contacted for comment.

Guardian

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

She's on the ropes, about to go down. Genuine Brits are outraged that she tried to use her position to dodge taking a speeding course after being caught breaking the law. Rishi Sunak is trying to dodge the issue but he's failed to give her public backing.

My view? People who break the law should be deported to Rwanda.

 

[MenInG]

The UN’s refugee agency has rebuked Suella Braverman after she claimed that world leaders had failed to make wholesale reform of human rights laws because of fears of being branded “racist or illiberal”.

The UNHCR issued a highly unusual statement on Tuesday defending the 1951 refugee convention and highlighting the UK’s record asylum claim backlog.

It came after the home secretary refused to rule out leaving the convention and said the international community had “collectively failed” to modernise international laws.

She also claimed that women and gay people must face more than discrimination if they are to qualify as a refugee – a statement that has been challenged by refugee charities.

Speaking to the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC, Braverman claimed the international community had failed to reform the UN’s refugee convention of 1951 and the European convention on human rights (ECHR).

“The first [reason] is simply that it is very hard to renegotiate these instruments. The second is much more cynical. The fear of being branded a racist or illiberal. Any attempt to reform the refugee convention will see you smeared as anti-refugee,” she said.

She began her speech by claiming that uncontrolled and illegal migration posed an “existential challenge” to Europe and the US.

“I’m here in America to talk about a critical and shared global challenge: uncontrolled and illegal migration,” she said. “It is an existential challenge for the political and cultural institutions of the west.”

She claimed case law arising from the refugee convention had lowered the threshold so that asylum seekers needed only prove that they faced discrimination instead of a real risk of torture, death or violence.

“Where individuals are being persecuted, it is right that we offer sanctuary. But we will not be able to sustain an asylum system if, in effect, simply being gay, or a woman, and fearful of discrimination in your country of origin is sufficient to qualify for protection.”

Asked after the speech whether the UK would consider leaving the convention if changes were not delivered, Braverman said the government would do “whatever is required” to tackle the issue of migrants arriving via unauthorised routes.

She said: “The prime minister himself has said we will do whatever it takes to stop the boats and that is my position.”

In a statement, the UNHCR backed the convention and questioned Braverman’s distinction between persecution and discrimination.

“The refugee convention remains as relevant today as when it was adopted. Where individuals are at risk of persecution on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity, it is crucial that they are able to seek safety and protection,” it said.

Rejecting an overhaul of the convention, the UNHCR called for a “more consistent application of the convention and its underlying principle of responsibility-sharing” and pointedly referred to the UK’s asylum backlog, which was more than 175,000 last month.

“An appropriate response to the increase in arrivals and to the UK’s current asylum backlog would include strengthening and expediting decision-making procedures,” the statement said.

Responding to the speech, the Refugee Council, which works closely with asylum seekers, questioned Braverman’s claim that there was a lower bar to being granted asylum on the grounds of discrimination.

Jon Featonby, the charity’s chief policy analyst, said: “In our work with people in the asylum system, we have seen no evidence that Home Office decision-makers are lowering the threshold for asylum so that a well-founded fear of persecution is replaced with discrimination. The home secretary’s claims do not appear to be grounded in credible evidence.”

ActionAid UK said seeking asylum was the only lifeline left for the many women and girls its dealt with who were fleeing persecution. The charity’s chief executive, Halima Begum, said: “Denying this fundamental right is not just a policy choice; it’s a direct affront to gender equality and human rights.”

Andrew Boff, a Conservative London assembly member and patron of the LGBT+ Conservative group, said Braverman should stop engaging in “dog-whistle” politics and focus on the “basket case” that was her department.

“Talking about the victims of persecution as if they are the problem is incredibly unhelpful and really paints us as an uncaring party. I’m deeply unhappy with it,” he said.

The 4,497-word speech came after two days of headlines about Braverman’s three-day visit to the US during which she is expected to meet representatives of the Biden administration.

Braverman held back from calling for the UK to leave the ECHR – a move that friends say she would like to see in a Conservative election manifesto – but said leaving human rights conventions had been supported by previous Tory leaders.

“As home secretary, Theresa May called for Britain to leave the ECHR. And it was Conservative party policy under Michael Howard to leave the refugee convention – I’m merely advocating for reform,” she said.

A former Tory cabinet minister told the Guardian that Braverman was making a “cynical pitch” to gain support before the Conservative party’s annual conference, which begins this weekend.

“The home secretary has created a row to obscure her poor record in office given she has a stalled Rwanda scheme, a stalled barge for migrants, and a mutinous police force,” the former minister said.

As she left the thinktank’s venue, Braverman ignored a question from a reporter asking whether her speech had been designed to improve her chances of becoming Conservative leader.

UN rebukes Suella Braverman over her attack on refugee convention

UNHCR defends 1951 convention after UK home secretary’s speech on ‘uncontrolled and illegal migration’

www.theguardian.com

 

[hassan918]

Migration hurricane is coming, Suella Braverman tells Tories​

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said a "hurricane" of migration is coming to the UK, in a hard-hitting Tory conference speech.

In an address to party activists, she said moving to a richer country had become an "entirely realistic prospect" for "billions of people".

She said politicians had previously been "too squeamish" to take action.

Two MPs from a different wing of the Tory party queried her comments, with one saying they weren't helpful.

To a packed conference hall, Ms Braverman promised to do "whatever it takes" to stop small boat crossings, adding immigration was "already too high".

The home secretary's speech was big on room-rousing rhetoric but lighter on new policy.

For most of her speech though, she appeared to relish her self-proclaimed role as someone who tells it as she sees it.

She drew cheers for announcing the government would soon start closing asylum hotels.

And she told the conference that politicians had failed to properly manage migration, and had been "far too squeamish about being smeared as racists".

"Unprecedented" migration, she added, was "one of the most powerful reshaping our world".

"The wind of change that carried my own parents across the globe in the 20th Century was a mere gust compared to the hurricane that is coming".

"Because today, the option of moving from a poorer country to a richer one is not just a dream for billions of people, it is an entirely realistic prospect."

Ms Braverman will have deliberately chosen provocative language for her keynote conference speech.

Her description of potential migration as a coming "hurricane" is likely to draw particular criticism, including from Labour and those who disagreed with her recent speech to a US think tank, in which she questioned whether the application of the UN's 1951 Refugee Convention is "fit for our modern age".

Former justice secretary Robert Buckland said politicians needed to be responsible about language, saying: "I think talking about hurricanes or weather extremes isn't helpful unless you explain the why."We know what's happening in the world, with climate change, with war in the sub-Saharan part of Africa - we are seeing mass movements of population, there is no doubt about that.

"But we need to talk about the why before we start using alarmist language. Let's do so in a way that really understands the breadth of the problem."

Heckler expelled from hall

The speech also saw a fellow Tory politician kicked out of the conference hall for heckling her, after she described "gender ideology" as "poison".

Andrew Boff, a Conservative member of the London Assembly, was filmed describing the comments as "trash", before being escorted out of the conference hall by security.

The incident came during a section of the speech in which she said that "gender ideology, white privilege, anti-British history" had become "embedded" in corporate Britain and parts of the public sector.

Speaking to the BBC after being removed, Mr Boff, a patron of the LGBT+ Conservative group, called her comments "disgusting", adding he hoped they don't "become part of the rhetoric" in the run-up to the next general election.

Mr Buckland has since said Mr Boff has had his conference pass removed - but the home secretary has called for him to be "forgiven and let back into conference".

Mr Buckland questioned the security response, adding he hoped the situation could be resolved.

Migration hurricane is coming, Suella Braverman tells Tories

The home secretary pledges tougher action on small boats in a hard-hitting Tory conference speech.

www.bbc.com

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Here is the face of the British Indian.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I mean it's pretty obvious these words are aimed at a white audience, no point in getting hurt when someone points it out.

 

[hassan918]

Suella Braverman attacks pro-Palestine protests as ‘hate marches’​

Home secretary Suella Braverman has condemned the pro-Palestine rallies held across the UK in recent weeks as “hate marches”.

In her strongest attack yet on Palestinian supporters, the cabinet minister said the protests about Israel’s bombardment of Gaza had featured “a large number of bad actors” behaving in “utterly odious” way.

Ms Braverman also suggested she wanted the Metropolitan Police and other forces should do more to crack down on the scourge of antisemitism.

She said: “We’ve seen now tens of thousands of people take to the streets following the massacre of Jewish people – the single loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust, chanting for the erasure of Israel from the map.”

Making no attempt to distinguish between the majority of peaceful protesters and those calling for the “erasure” of Israel, she said: “To my mind there is only one way to describe those marches – they are hate marches.”

Asked if she though the chant “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” was antisemitic, she said the police were operationally independent, but added: “The police must take a zero tolerance approach to antisemitism.”

She said the protests featured “a large number of bad actors who are deliberately operating beneath the criminal threshold” – adding that some were behaving in a way that was “utterly odious”.

It adds to pressure on Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley after criticism his force has failed to take action against protesters calling for “Intifada” – an uprising – and chanting “from the river to the sea”.

Ms Braverman has previously branded the slogan antisemitic and claimed that it is “widely understood” to call for the destruction of Israel, but pro-Palestinian protesters have contested this definition.

No 10 has expressed concerns over the chant “from the river to the sea” – describing it as “deeply offensive” to many, amid growing controversy surrounding the rhetoric used in recent pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Sir Mark has said his officers will be “ruthless” in policing and enforcing the law at protests – but said there could only be prosecutions when the law is broken, calling for “sharper” tools to deal with extremism.

Michael Gove’s department is understood to be reviewing the definition of extremism. Separately, Ms Braverman is thought to be examining potential changes to terrorism legislation to change some definitions in existing laws.

Asked if she was willing to make changes, as the Met chief suggested, Mr Braverman said: “We get our laws under review, and if there is a need to change the law … I will not hesitate to act.”

The home secretary also said she agreed with Sir Mark that there was “accelerated terror threat” and said it was vital for the government “keeping a close eye” on the developing situation – but no change in the threat level.

Rishi Sunak and Ms Braverman chaired an emergency Cobra meeting with police and security chiefs at No 10 on Monday morning.

Mr Sunak asked police and security agencies at the Cobra meeting to conduct tabletop exercises to simulate a response to potential counter-terror or public order scenarios, a No 10 source said.

The threat level currently stands at “substantial” in England, Wales and Scotland, meaning an attack is likely. It has been at that level since February last year when it was lowered from “severe”, meaning an attack is highly likely.

Sir Mark raised concerns about “state threats” from Iran, amid reports security chiefs are worried that the country is trying to provoke unrest in Britain.

“This is a particularly challenging time – an overlay of threats. When you’ve got state threats from Iran, you’ve got terrorism being accelerated by the events, and hate crime in communities,” the Scotland Yard chief told Sky News.

Meanwhile, education minister Robert Halfon, who is Jewish, told Times Radio that hearing the “river to the sea” phrase being chanted was “horrific” and “scary”, adding: “It’s frightening for Jewish people in England at the moment, you know.”

The minister said he had Jewish students “are having Palestinian flags draped over their cars” and had some people “knocking on doors saying ‘we know where you live’.”

He pointed to Community Security Trust figures which suggest antisemitic incidents had gone up by over 400 per cent since the 7 October terror attack by Hamas.

MSN

 

[hassan918]

Sadiq Khan has criticised Suella Braverman for describing pro-Palestinian protests as "hate marches"

https://twitter.com/x/status/1719387978001260741

 

[daytrader]

Suella Braverman 'wants to restrict use of tents by homeless people'

The latest government estimate is that just over 3,000 people are sleeping rough in England - and last year it pledged £2bn to try to end the problem.
Suella Braverman wants to restrict the use of tents by homeless people in built-up areas, according to a report.

The home secretary's proposals are said to include allowing charities to be fined if they give out tents that become a nuisance.

Ms Braverman wants the plans included in two clauses of a new criminal justice bill, according to The Financial Times, quoting Whitehall sources.

The potential new law would reportedly apply to tents that become a nuisance - such as by blocking shop doorways.

"Braverman has formally pitched a ban on tents in urban areas - except on your own land or the back garden - as well as a new civil penalty for charities to stop them giving out tents to homeless people for free," one source told the FT.

The proposed tent restrictions would be applied alongside support for the people affected, such as helping them get into a shelter, said the Whitehall insiders.

Sky News has contacted the Home Office for comment.

 

[Bewal Express]

She is desperate for the Israelis to back her leadership bid after the elections. But Priti Patel links Zionist boots better than her

 

[I think therfore I am]

She is desperate for the Israelis to back her leadership bid after the elections. But Priti Patel links Zionist boots better than her

She is a ugly individual inside and outside

 

[BouncerGuy]

Suella Braverman is 'out of control': Home secretary sparks fresh row over 'inflammatory' newspaper article

Suella Braverman has been accused of being "out of control", as she continued her war of words with the Metropolitan Police after the commissioner resisted government pressure to ban this week's pro-Palestinian march.

In an article for The Times newspaper, the home secretary once again described pro-Palestinian protesters as "hate marchers".

And she went even further, adding: "I do not believe that these marches are merely a cry for help for Gaza.

"They are an assertion of primacy by certain groups - particularly Islamists - of the kind we are more used to seeing in Northern Ireland.

"Also, disturbingly reminiscent of Ulster are the reports that some of Saturday's march group organisers have links to terrorist groups, including Hamas."

One former Tory cabinet minister told Sky's political editor Beth Rigby: "This is wholly offensive and ignorant of where people in Northern Ireland stand on the issues of Israel and Gaza.

"It would be good to know what she knows about what Northern Ireland people think about the current Israel-Palestine situation before she casts aspersions.

"It's clear that the home secretary is only looking after her misguided aspirations for leader than responsible leadership as a home secretary."

In the article, Ms Braverman also claimed a double standard exists within the Met, saying that while right-wing and nationalist protesters who engage in aggression "are rightly met with a stern response", "pro-Palestinian mobs displaying almost identical behaviour are largely ignored".

The home secretary also questioned why protests for Black Lives Matter were allowed to go ahead during the COVID pandemic, while "lockdown objectors were given no quarter by public order police".

Asked about the home secretary's comments this morning, Transport Secretary Mark Harper told Sky's Kay Burley that the police were simply "focused on keeping people safe".

"They're putting in measures across the board to make sure that the protest takes place peacefully, that people obey the law and that other members of the community can go about their lawful business without being intimidated or frightened.

"They do that in a very responsible way."

Pressed on whether he believed the Met was biased towards left-wing groups, Mr Harper dodged the question and would only say they were "focused on keeping people safe and implementing the law".

In response to Ms Braverman's article, Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, described her as "out of control".

She wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: "Her article tonight is a highly irresponsible, dangerous attempt to undermine respect for police at a sensitive time, to rip up operational independence and to inflame community tensions.

"No other home secretary of any party would ever do this."

Suella Braverman is 'out of control': Home secretary sparks fresh row over 'inflammatory' newspaper article

Writing in The Times newspaper, the home secretary suggested "some of Saturday's march group organisers have links to terrorist groups, including Hamas".

news.sky.com

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Is it right that she is married to a Jew? In which case this may be more of a personal campaign than on behalf of the British people.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Is it right that she is married to a Jew? In which case this may be more of a personal campaign than on behalf of the British people.

Real lived in Israel and has "IDF family"

 

[hassan918]

Rishi Sunak has 'full confidence' in Suella Braverman after controversial Times article, Number 10 says​

Rishi Sunak has "full confidence" in his home secretary, Suella Braverman, despite her controversial article about pro-Palestinian marches.

Number 10 said it would "update further" after looking into the "details" surrounding the home secretary's article in The Time, but insisted Mr Sunak still had "full confidence" in her.

In her piece for the newspaper, Ms Braverman accused the police of "playing favourites" with how it handles controversial protests by showing a more lenient attitude to left-wing protesters than their right-wing counterparts.

She also ramped up her attacks on those attending pro-Palestinian demonstrations, likening them to those in Northern Ireland - comments that were branded "wholly offensive" and "ignorant" by one former Tory cabinet minister.

Mr Sunak is under pressure to sack Ms Braverman over her remarks, which critics believe were aimed at undermining the operational independence of and public confidence in the police.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer labelled her "divisive" and accused her of "stoking up tension" but claimed the prime minister was "too weak to say anything about it".

Sir Keir said the home secretary is "undermining the police as they go into a very difficult set of operational decisions".

He added: "She is doing the complete opposite of what I think most people in this country would see as the proper role of the home secretary."

Downing Street has now said it did not clear Ms Braverman's article for publication.

It is understood the article was sent to Number 10 for approval. When Downing Street suggested changes to the home secretary, they were not made before the piece was published.

"The content was not agreed by Number 10," a spokesman for the prime minister confirmed to reporters.

He also would not say whether Mr Sunak agreed with the language used by his home secretary.

"The prime minister continues to believe that the police will operate without fear or favour," they added.

Pat McFadden, Labour's shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that according to the ministerial code, interventions have to be cleared by Number 10.

Ministers who breach the code have traditionally been expected to offer their resignation.

In a letter to Mr Sunak, Mr McFadden wrote: "To say that the article was not cleared and then do nothing about it would strip you of all authority over the home secretary and leave her free to continue to do and say whatever she likes without fear of sanction from you.

"This would be a display of weakness and an extraordinary situation in which to leave your Government."

In The Times op-ed, the home secretary once again described pro-Palestinian protesters as "hate marchers" and added: "I do not believe that these marches are merely a cry for help for Gaza.

"They are an assertion of primacy by certain groups - particularly Islamists - of the kind we are more used to seeing in Northern Ireland.

"Also, disturbingly reminiscent of Ulster are the reports that some of Saturday's march group organisers have links to terrorist groups, including Hamas."

Source: Sky News

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Suella Braverman accused of emboldening far-right protesters, as pressure remains for her to resign

The home secretary toned down her use of language on the eve of Armistice Day, where she said police had her "full backing". Despite this, many politicians blame her for inciting clashes with police.

Suella Braverman has been accused of emboldening far-right protesters who clashed with police in London on Armistice Day.

It follows calls for the home secretary to be sacked after branding pro-Palestinian demonstrations, including one planned for Saturday in central London, "hate marches" and accusing the police of "double standards" in the way they handle protests.

On Saturday, 82 people were arrested in Pimlico, central London. The Metropolitan Police said they were part of a large group of counter-protesters who tried to reach the main pro-Palestinian march in the capital.

A further 10 people were arrested on suspicion of offences including possession of offensive weapons, affray and possession of drugs.

As some scenes of violence broke out, numerous senior political figures blamed the home secretary, refreshing calls for her to resign.

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf said the far-right had been "emboldened" by Ms Braverman in a post on X.

He wrote: "The far right has been emboldened by the home secretary. She has spent her week fanning the flames of division. They are now attacking the police on Armistice Day.

"The home secretary's position is untenable. She must resign."

The Metropolitan Police were met with resistance along Embankment, where a large mob of people carrying St George flags was seen walking and shouting slogans including "England 'til I die".

Tommy Robinson, founder of the English Defence League, also led a group of supporters through the streets before getting in a taxi and driving away.

Protesters went on to clash with police in Chinatown.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the scenes of disorder were a "direct result of the home secretary's words," adding that the police's job had been made much harder as a consequence.

While shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper called for "calm", with a swipe at Mrs Braverman for fuelling tensions.

"Everyone must reflect on the impact of their words and actions. It is the responsibility of all of us to bring people together over this weekend, not divide and inflame," she posted on social media.


Sky News

 

[hassan918]

Suella Braverman has doubled down on calls for more action to be taken against pro-Palestine protesters.

The home secretary last week failed to get marches banned over the remembrance weekend, after the Metropolitan Police said it had the resources to manage the hundreds of thousands of people who turned up - as well as far-right counter-protests.

In a series of posts on X sent this afternoon, Ms Braverman said "further action is necessary" against the protests, which in her words mean "the streets of London are being polluted by hate, violence, and antisemitism".

The home secretary paid tribute to officers, saying "our brave police officers deserve the thanks of every decent citizen for their professionalism in the face of violence and aggression from protesters and counter protesters in London yesterday".

"That multiple officers were injured doing their duty is an outrage."

This is a marked contrast to last week, when she accused the Metropolitan Police of holding "double standards" on how it polices protests.

She added: "The sick, inflammatory and, in some cases, clearly criminal chants, placards and paraphernalia openly on display at the march mark a new low. Antisemitism and other forms of racism together with the valorising of terrorism on such a scale is deeply troubling."

Some have accused Ms Braverman of inflaming tensions, leading to more people descending on the capital.

Ms Braverman's job is now on the line, with opposition parties calling for Rishi Sunak to back her, and a lack of support from her ministerial colleagues.

Source: Sky News

 

[hassan918]

The pressure is certainly mounting on her and we may see her lose this job within the next few weeks.

 

[Asad T]

Rishi Sunak sacks Suella Braverman as home secretary as he begins reshuffle

Suella Braverman has been sacked as home secretary.

She was asked to leave the job this morning by Rishi Sunak.

It is the second time Ms Braverman has lost the job of home secretary - after she resigned from Liz Truss's government breaking the ministerial code.

Mr Sunak reappointed her less than a week later when he took over as prime minister.

Last week, Mr Barverman wrote a newspaper article that criticised the Metropolitan Police's handling of a controversial pro-Palestinian march for Armistice Day.

The prime minister came under pressure to act after Ms Braverman was accused of undermining the operational independence of - and public confidence in - the police.

Critics - from both opposition parties and fellow Tory MPs - called Ms Braverman's comments "offensive" and "inflammatory".

In a piece for The Times, Ms Braverman accused the police of "playing favourites" with how it handles controversial protests by showing a more lenient attitude to left-wing protesters than their right-wing counterparts.

She ramped up her attacks on those attending pro-Palestinian demonstrations - likening them to Protestant marches in Northern Ireland - comments that were labelled "wholly offensive" and "ignorant" by one former Tory cabinet minister.

Over the weekend, far-right protesters clashed with police in Westminster. Elsewhere, pro-Palestine marches also ended with arrests.

Speaking to Sky News this morning, armed forces minister James Heappey became the latest member of the government to distances themselves from Ms Braverman's words - joining Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

SKY NEWS

 

[Asad T]

I'm impressed that Rishi fired her. I would have thought he would have lauded her for her statements.

 

[aboveandbeyond]

Sunak whilst being a puppet, clearly distanced himself from the Right-wing rhetoric which Braverman brings.

 

[I think therfore I am]

Sunak whilst being a puppet of the zionest clearly distanced himself from the Right-wing rhetoric which Braverman brings.

Cruella had not idea how to carry herself as home secretary. Rishi knows exactly how to play the game.

She is a nasty individual hopefully she never gets back into politics.

 

[aboveandbeyond]

Cruella had not idea how to carry herself as home secretary. Rishi knows exactly how to play the game.

She is a nasty individual hopefully she never gets back into politics.

Agree. But the far right in the Tory backbenchers back her.

 

[AAli98]

Hope her and her Jewish hubby get a job in Starbucks

 

[The_KING]

Hope she joins the IDF. That is where she belongs.
As for Sunak, he needs to fire himself next.

 

[Rajdeep]

Braverman was correct all along and only endorsed the view silent majority in this country has. It is a cowardly move by Rishi Sunak but he can't be blame either. Sunak probably has the same views as Braverman and truly understands who & what are the problems in this country. However leftist and liberals are a menace in the society and this move was taken to keep that gang happy considering general elections are next year. Its great to see David Cameron back in cabinet though...hope he becomes the PM again. One of the best PM's country had and only he can take the Tory party forward.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

It shows the complete lack of people with talent and capability in the current party. Rishi had to to the HOL to find a FM.

 

[Aviator]

How ironic it is that an illegal immigrant that too becomes a home secretary and starts a hate campaign against immigrant.
Another bigot is nikki haley..

 

[I think therfore I am]

Braverman was correct all along and only endorsed the view silent majority in this country has. It is a cowardly move by Rishi Sunak but he can't be blame either. Sunak probably has the same views as Braverman and truly understands who & what are the problems in this country. However leftist and liberals are a menace in the society and this move was taken to keep that gang happy considering general elections are next year. Its great to see David Cameron back in cabinet though...hope he becomes the PM again. One of the best PM's country had and only he can take the Tory party forward.

Correct all along, about what?

A home secretary should never throw the metropolitan police under the bus. Not in public anyway.

The silent "majority" lol there's a reason there silent. What quantifies you to say they are the majority?

If the majority of people agreed with Cruella Ewing they would have been a much larger counter protest on Saturday.

Maybe the silent "majority" were too busy watching the football and cricket, or were stuck in traffic, in their Chelsea tractors

Were you part of the counter protestors?

 

[Rajdeep]

How ironic it is that an illegal immigrant that too becomes a home secretary and starts a hate campaign against immigrant.
Another bigot is nikki haley..

LOL Suella is not illegal immigrant. She just happens to be the person of colour. However just bcoz her parents were immigrants doesn't mean she will keep a blind eye on all the small boats crossing English channels and landing in Dover...or put a blind eye on anti semitic hate rally that is going on every weekend in the capital.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I'm impressed that Rishi fired her. I would have thought he would have lauded her for her statements.

Rishi only fired her because firstly, she was attracting too much negative attention as a fudge brownie playing to the gallery of the bigoted section of her white audience, and secondly, because as a snivelling toady by nature, he feared she was making him look even more weak and indecisive.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

LOL Suella is not illegal immigrant. She just happens to be the person of colour. However just bcoz her parents were immigrants doesn't mean she will keep a blind eye on all the small boats crossing English channels and landing in Dover...or put a blind eye on anti semitic hate rally that is going on every weekend in the capital.

Ironic that in a march of 300,000 in the capital for the Palestine support march, it was the white power counter demonstrators who caused police 90% of the trouble. Might also be a factor in why Suella fudgella was sacked, even her own party members were blasting her for inciting violence.

 

[sweep_shot]

Suella handled things like an idiot. Glad she was fired.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Braverman was correct all along and only endorsed the view silent majority in this country has. It is a cowardly move by Rishi Sunak but he can't be blame either. Sunak probably has the same views as Braverman and truly understands who & what are the problems in this country. However leftist and liberals are a menace in the society and this move was taken to keep that gang happy considering general elections are next year. Its great to see David Cameron back in cabinet though...hope he becomes the PM again. One of the best PM's country had and only he can take the Tory party forward.

The left will destroy the entire West. Their views are nonsensical in pretty much everything. China must be laughing so hard looking at the circus show in the Western nations.

 

[Champ_Pal]

So her saying that Police are lenient towards Pro-Palestinian and Hamas protestors is emboldening Rightwing? This is the same narrative the Left lunatics use in USA too. They cannot handle anything that goes against their rainbow world view.

 

[Bewal Express]

So her saying that Police are lenient towards Pro-Palestinian and Hamas protestors is emboldening Rightwing? This is the same narrative the Left lunatics use in USA too. They cannot handle anything that goes against their rainbow world view.

She was provoking violence to prove herself right but it backfired badly as drunk EDL attacked the Police. A reckless idiot that is deranged and dangerous.

 

[Bewal Express]

The left will destroy the entire West. Their views are nonsensical in pretty much everything. China must be laughing so hard looking at the circus show in the Western nations.

All empires fall for one reason or another. It's had a good run and achieved much but look through history and nothing lasts forever

 

[aboveandbeyond]

So her saying that Police are lenient towards Pro-Palestinian and Hamas protestors is emboldening Rightwing? This is the same narrative the Left lunatics use in USA too. They cannot handle anything that goes against their rainbow world view.

She gave the green light to the facist elements of the EDL which was plain to see how it all folded.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Guys plz stay on Topic!

 

[DeadlyVenom]

So her saying that Police are lenient towards Pro-Palestinian and Hamas protestors is emboldening Rightwing? This is the same narrative the Left lunatics use in USA too. They cannot handle anything that goes against their rainbow world view.

Have you read her article?

 

[globetrotter]

I'm impressed that Rishi fired her. I would have thought he would have lauded her for her statements.

Wise politicians always wait for the opportunity…. Rishi Sunak may be a wanted to kick her for something else and he got an opportunity

 

[hassan918]

After being sacked from her role Ms Braverman said that she would say "more in due course".

And in a scathing letter released on Tuesday afternoon, the former home secretary attacked Mr Sunak's record in government, accusing him of a "betrayal".

https://twitter.com/x/status/1724465401982070914

 

[MenInG]

After being sacked from her role Ms Braverman said that she would say "more in due course".

And in a scathing letter released on Tuesday afternoon, the former home secretary attacked Mr Sunak's record in government, accusing him of a "betrayal".

https://twitter.com/x/status/1724465401982070914

This is her letter to the PM in full:

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 to serve as home secretary and deliver on what the British people have sent us to Westminster to do.

I want to thank all of those civil servants, police, Border Force officers and security professionals with whom I have worked and whose dedication to public safety is exemplary.

I am proud of what we achieved together: delivering on our manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 new police officers and enacting new laws such as the Public Order Act 2023 and the National Security Act 2023. I also led a programme of reform: on anti-social behaviour, police dismissals and standards, reasonable lines of enquiry, grooming gangs, knife crime, non-crime hate incidents and rape and serious sexual offences.

And I am proud of the strategic changes that I was delivering to Prevent, Contest, serious organised crime and fraud. I am sure that this work will continue with the new ministerial team.

As you know, I accepted your offer to serve as home secretary in October 2022 on certain conditions. Despite you having been rejected by a majority of party members during the summer leadership contest and thus having no personal mandate to be prime minister, I agreed to support you because of the firm assurances you gave me on key policy priorities.

These were, among other things:

1. Reduce overall legal migration as set out in the 2019 manifesto through, inter alia, reforming the international students route and increasing salary thresholds on work visas;
2. Include specific 'notwithstanding clauses' into new legislation to stop the boats, i.e. exclude the operation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), Human Rights Act (HRA) and other international law that had thus far obstructed progress on this issue;
3. Deliver the Northern Ireland Protocol and Retained EU Law Bills in their then existing form and timetable:
4. Issue unequivocal statutory guidance to schools that protects biological sex, safeguards single sex spaces, and empowers parents to know what is being taught to their children.


This was a document with clear terms to which you agreed in October 2022 during your second leadership campaign. I trusted you. It is generally agreed that my support was a pivotal factor in winning the leadership contest and thus enabling you to become prime minister.

For a year, as home secretary I have sent numerous letters to you on the key subjects contained in our agreement, made requests to discuss them with you and your team, and put forward proposals on how we might deliver these goals. I worked up the legal advice, policy detail and action to take on these issues. This was often met with equivocation, disregard and a lack of interest.

You have manifestly and repeatedly failed to deliver on every single one of these key policies. Either your distinctive style of government means you are incapable of doing so. Or, as I must surely conclude now, you never had any intention of keeping your promises.

These are not just pet interests of mine. They are what we promised the British people in our 2019 manifesto which led to a landslide victory. They are what people voted for in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

Our deal was no mere promise over dinner, to be discarded when convenient and denied when challenged. I was clear from day one that if you did not wish to leave the ECHR, the way to securely and swiftly deliver our Rwanda partnership would be to block off the ECHR, the HRA and any other obligations which inhibit our ability to remove those with no right to be in the UK. Our deal expressly referenced 'notwithstanding clauses' to that effect.

Your rejection of this path was not merely a betrayal of our agreement, but a betrayal of your promise to the nation that you would do "whatever it takes" to stop the boats.

At every stage of litigation I cautioned you and your team against assuming we would win. I repeatedly urged you to take legislative measures that would better secure us against the possibility of defeat.

You ignored these arguments. You opted instead for wishful thinking as a comfort blanket to avoid having to make hard choices. This irresponsibility has wasted time and left the country in an impossible position.

If we lose in the Supreme Court, an outcome that I have consistently argued we must be prepared for, you will have wasted a year and an Act of Parliament, only to arrive back at square one.

Worse than this, your magical thinking - believing that you can will your way through this without upsetting polite opinion has meant you have failed to prepare any sort of credible 'Plan B'.

I wrote to you on multiple occasions setting out what a credible Plan B would entail, and making clear that unless you pursue these proposals, in the event of defeat, there is no hope of flights this side of an election. I received no reply from you.

I can only surmise that this is because you have no appetite for doing what is necessary, and therefore no real intention of fulfilling your pledge to the British people.

If, on the other hand, we win in the Supreme Court, because of the compromises that you insisted on in the Illegal Migration Act, the government will struggle to deliver our Rwanda partnership in the way that the public expects. The Act is far from secure against legal challenge.

People will not be removed as swiftly as I originally proposed. The average claimant will be entitled to months of process, challenge, and appeal. Your insistence that Rule 39 indications are binding in international law - against the views of leading lawyers, as set out in the House of Lords will leave us vulnerable to being thwarted yet again by the Strasbourg Court.

Another cause for disappointment - and the context for my recent article in The Times - has been your failure to rise to the challenge posed by the increasingly vicious antisemitism and extremism displayed on our streets since Hamas's terrorist atrocities of 7 October.

I have become hoarse urging you to consider legislation to ban the hate marches and help stem the rising tide of racism, intimidation and terrorist glorification threatening community cohesion. Britain is at a turning point in our history and faces a threat of radicalisation and extremism in a way not seen for 20 years.

I regret to say that your response has been uncertain, weak, and lacking in the qualities of leadership that this country needs. Rather than fully acknowledge the severity of this threat, your team disagreed with me for weeks that the law needed changing.

As on so many other issues, you sought to put off tough decisions in order to minimise political risk to yourself. In doing so, you have increased the very real risk these marches present to everyone else.

In October of last year you were given an opportunity to lead our country. It is a privilege to serve and one we should not take for granted. Service requires bravery and thinking of the common good. It is not about occupying the office as an end in itself.

Someone needs to be honest: your plan is not working, we have endured record election defeats, your resets have failed and we are running out of time. You need to change course urgently.

I may not have always found the right words, but I have always striven to give voice to the quiet majority that supported us in 2019. I have endeavoured to be honest and true to the people who put us in these privileged positions.

I will, of course, continue to support the government in pursuit of policies which align with an authentic conservative agenda.

Sincerely,
Suella Braverman
Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP
Member of Parliament for Fareham

==

In response, a No 10 spokesperson said:

The prime minister was proud to appoint a strong, united team yesterday focused on delivering for the British people.

The prime minister believes in actions not words. He is proud that this government has brought forward the toughest legislation to tackle illegal migration this country has seen and has subsequently reduced the number of boat crossings by a third this year. And whatever the outcome of the Supreme Court tomorrow, he will continue that work.

The PM thanks the former home secretary for her service.

SKY

 

[aboveandbeyond]

The far right of the conservative wing has spoken, no surprises at all.

Knew she was going to throw sunak under the bus, but this is a scathing attack which leaves sunak very vulnerable

 

[mazkhan]

Her position was untenable after what happened at the cenotaph with the police being attacked thanks to her dog whistling.

You can't have someone with national front views in the 2 big establishment parties
Uk has its obligations with international partners , human rights and the UN.

 

[shortbread]

She wanted to be fired and end up looking like the martyr for the conservative cause. The longer Sunak delayed it, more hate mongering from suella. The PM is screwed, so are the conservatives. Worse, they're taking the country down with thim. If the King had a spine (ya right), he'd call an election.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Battle of the fudge brownies to win white approval. You have to love it.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Braverman joins pro-Israel protesters at London rally - as world marks 100th day of war

Former home secretary Suella Braverman joined thousands of pro-Israel protesters at a rally in London on Sunday as the world marked 100 days since the country's war with Hamas began.

Demonstrators, many of them waving Israeli flags, listened to speeches and chanted "bring them home" - in reference to hostages held by the militant group - as they gathered in the capital's Trafalgar Square.

Ms Braverman, who was sacked by the prime minister in his November reshuffle, told Sky News: "I've come today to show solidarity with Israel and with those people who are still held captive by Hamas.

"We need to get them out, they need to be brought home and we need to stand with Israel continually throughout this bitter, and cruel, and evil conflict."



Source: SKY News

 

[BouncerGuy]

UK: Suella Braverman says 'Islamists' now in control of Britain

Outcry as former Home Secretary cites pro-Palestine protests as proof that 'extremists' and 'antisemites' run the UK

Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has sparked outrage after claiming that "Islamists" were now in control of the UK.

Writing in the Telegraph, Braverman claimed that politicians were "burying their heads in the sand" over the spread of "extremism" throughout the country's institutions.

She specifically referenced pro-Palestine demonstrations as proof, as well as claiming that university campuses were not safe for Jewish people

"The truth is that the Islamists, the extremists, and the antisemites are in charge now," she wrote.

"They have bullied the Labour Party, they have bullied our institutions, and now they have bullied our country into submission.”

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Her comments come in the wake of a row in parliament over a motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

On Wednesday, the Scottish National Party (SNP) put forward a motion that included condemnation of Israel for its "collective punishment" of the Palestinian people.

Labour, the largest opposition party, then sought to table an amendment, which removed wording such as "collective punishment" and the "slaughter" of innocent civilians.

During "opposition day debates", like on Wednesday, lawmakers usually vote on the main motion first, followed by any amendments.

However, Lindsay Hoyle, parliament's speaker, said he would break with precedent and allow a vote on Labour’s amendment before the SNP’s motion, despite receiving contradictory advice from officials.

The decision led to anger from the ruling Conservative Party and the SNP, who claimed that Hoyle had been strongarmed by Labour leader Keir Starmer, who reportedly claimed that MPs would come under threat from pro-Palestine demonstrators if he didn't allow the amendment.

In the Telegraph, Braverman accused Labour of "taking the Speaker hostage" with a "grubby backroom deal".

"The law has not changed, mass extremism parades itself proudly, campuses remain dangerous places for Jews, and Labour is still rotten to the core," she wrote.

'Stoking' racial and religious tensions

Braverman's article has provoked fierce criticism from politicians and Muslim community organisations, who accused her of peddling Islamophobia.

SNP leader Humza Yousaf, whose in-laws were trapped in Gaza before being evacuated in November, said that Braverman was "the worst of politicians".

"An individual who deliberately stokes the fires of racial and religious tensions for self-serving purposes, with no regard to the greater societal damage she is doing," he wrote.

"The very definition of a scorched earth policy. Shameful."

The Muslim Council of Britain, in a statement, accused Braverman herself of "extremism" over her remarks.

“On the front page of a national newspaper, a former Home Secretary has shamelessly peddled extremist tropes about so-called ‘Islamist’ takeovers," said Secretary-General Zara Mohammed.

"That this comes on the day we learn of a stark rise of Islamophobic hate crime with over 2000 cases in the last 4 months is no less shameful."

Braverman, a figurehead for the Conservatives' right wing, was sacked as home secretary in November shortly after facing criticism for comments in which she claimed the police "played favourites" with regards to political demonstrations.

Her comments were blamed in some quarters for inciting a far-right mob to descend on Whitehall on Armistice Day to confront pro-Palestine demonstrators.

Speaking to LBC on Friday, Braverman's successor James Cleverly said that she had been "expressing frustrations" that she'd felt while in the role, and said his government would be giving more powers to the police.

SOURCE: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-suella-braverman-says-islamists-now-control-britain

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Glad she is no more at the helms of affairs in England.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1791489109153747022

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Suella Braverman will not run in Tory leadership race

Suella Braverman will not run to be the next leader of the Conservative Party - saying she's been branded "mad, bad and dangerous".

The former home secretary had been expected to throw her hat in the ring but said she had chosen not to despite having the backing she needed before the 2.30pm deadline on Monday.

"Although I'm grateful to the 10 MPs who wanted to nominate me for the leadership, getting on to the ballot is not enough," she wrote in an article for The Telegraph.

"There is, for good or for ill, no point in someone like me running to lead the Tory Party when most of the MPs disagree with my diagnosis and prescription" of what went wrong and how to fix it.

Ms Braverman said the party's disastrous election result was down to failures on migration, taxes and "transgender ideology".

"I've been branded mad, bad and dangerous enough to see that the Tory Party does not want to hear this. And so I will bow out here," she added.

Earlier this month, Ms Braverman spoke at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington DC where she blamed "liberal Conservatives" for the party's general election defeat.

She has also warned that the Tories must not become "a collection of fanatical, irrelevant, centrist cranks".

Suella Braverman will not run in Tory leadership race

Six other MPs have announced they will stand to become leader of the party.

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