Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Tuesday accused the Prime Minister, who fired her on Monday, of having an “uncertain, weak” position and of betraying the promises made to the British.
In a resignation letter he published this afternoon, Braverman said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had “manifestly and repeatedly failed” to deliver on key promises and claimed he “never intended” to deliver on them.
Sunak sacked Braverman by phone on Monday after she made a series of inappropriate statements that deviated from the Government line.
In recent weeks, he has called homelessness a “lifestyle choice” and accused police of being too soft on pro-Palestinian protests, which he called “hate marches.”
On Saturday, far-right militants clashed with police and attempted to attack a pro-Palestinian demonstration of hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of London.
Critics accused Braverman’s language of helping to escalate tensions.
In the letter, the former minister revealed that Sunak rejected calls to ban pro-Palestinian demonstrations calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
“The UK is at a turning point in our history and faces a threat of radicalization and extremism like nothing we have seen in 20 years. I regret to say that its response has been uncertain, weak and lacking in leadership qualities that this country needs. “, he wrote.
As Home Secretary, Braverman defended the Government’s now-suspended plan to deport asylum seekers arriving in the UK on boats across the English Channel to Rwanda.
The UK High Court is expected to rule on the legality of this policy on Wednesday.
Braverman defends Britain’s withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights if the measure is rejected, something Sunak has rejected.
The now deputy accused the prime minister of not having a “plan B” in case the Government lost the case in the Supreme Court, the last judicial instance, and added that the reluctance to withdraw the United Kingdom from international agreements on human rights It was “a betrayal.” of his promise to the nation that he would do ‘whatever it takes’ to stop the ships.”
Sunak’s office said the Prime Minister will “continue to tackle illegal migration” regardless of the outcome in the courts.
“The Prime Minister was proud to have appointed yesterday [segunda-feira] a strong, united team, focused on defending the interests of the British people,” a spokesperson said.
In Monday’s government reshuffle, Braverman was replaced by former Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who was replaced by former Prime Minister David Cameron.
Source: TSF
