Suella Braverman sacked as home secretary by Rishi Sunak after pro-Palestine march row
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Lord David Cameron returned to Downing Street this morning for the first meeting of Rishi Sunak’s new cabinet.
The Foreign Secretary and former prime minister walked inside No 10 at 9:10am and laughed after a Downing Street photographer asked him if he missed being “shouted at in the street”.
Rishi Sunak has risked reigniting a Conservative civil war following his shocking cabinet reshuffle on Monday.
The prime minister caused a political sensation by firing Suella Braverman and appointing David Cameron as foreign secretary in a reshuffle of his top team.
The prime minister sacked home secretary after claims that she incited violent protests by far right thugs at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day.
Mr Sunak now faces the threat of a revolt from the Tory right, many of whom backed Ms Braverman’s provocative comments on “hateful” pro-Palestinian protestors that led to her dismissal.
He was told to “prepare for war”, as right-wingers keen on revolt claimed that at least 54 of Ms Braverman’s outraged supporters could soon submit letters of no confidence and trigger a vote in his leadership.
David Cameron arrives at Downing Stret
Lord David Cameron has arrived at Downing Street for the first meeting of Rishi Sunak’s new-look Cabinet.
The Foreign Secretary walked inside No 10 at 9.10am, accompanied by minister of state for development and Africa Andrew Mitchell.
The former prime minister laughed after a Downing Street photographer asked him if he missed being “shouted at in the street”.
Ministers begin to arrive at Downing Street for first meeting
James Cleverly has arrived at Downing Street for the first meeting of Rishi Sunak’s new-look Cabinet.
The Home Secretary walked inside No 10 at 9am.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott was the first minister to walk through the doors of No 10 at around 8.30am.
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Sunak showed ‘bad manners’ in sacking Braverman, says Rees-Mogg
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg told Radio 4’s The World Tonight it was a “mistake” to sack Suella Braverman and accused the Prime Minister of ‘bad manners’ given the way she was sacked over the phone rather than face-to-face.
“I think the problem for the prime minister was that what Suella Braverman was saying was actually very popular … to lose a senior minister to fire a senior minister … because he [Mr Sunak] is a bit sensitive about the language that is used is not wise.”
Rees-Mogg was downbeat on the chances of Rishi Sunak overriding the European Court of Human Rights if the government loses the Rwanda case because the new home secretary James Cleverly has made clear he is opposed to such a radical move.
“I think it almost doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court rules now because the power to override the section 39 injunction for want of a better word has to be exercised by the Home Secretary.
The law provides for that.
“So the injunction will remain in place regardless of what our own courts rule. Now, I’d be delighted to be proved wrong, but I think it is made the Rwanda solution much, much, less likely to occur.”
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Labour shadow chancellor criticises set-up of the House of Lords
Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has criticised the set-up of the House of Lords.
She told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the current configuration is “totally unjustifiable” and
“I think that the current set-up of the House of Lords is totally unjustifiable,” she said.
“850 and rising members of the House of Lords, a couple of hundred more than we have in the House of Commons.
“Non-elected, unaccountable, I don’t think that stacks up in the 21st century.”
She added that a Labour government would reform the Lords.
“For me, that would start with getting rid of the hereditary peers, which cannot be justified,” she said.
“We want a second chamber that represents the nations and the regions of the United Kingdom.”
Sunak brings Brexiteer Andrea Leadsom back into government
Andrea Leadsom has been brought back into the fold as a junior minister in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Rishi Sunak will be hoping that the return of the right-wing Brexiteer – formerly business secretary – will placate those angry at Ms Braverman’s exit.
In a flurry of late-night appointments, Mr Sunak has also brought Laura Farris and Bim Afolami into the government as a minister in the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, and economic secretary to the Treasury, respectively.
Simon Hoare was appointed to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, meaning the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee will need to find a new chair.
New Tory chairman says Braverman is 'totally entitled’ to her opinions
New Tory chairman Richard Holden has said that Suella Braverman is “totally entitled” to her opinions.
It comes as Westminster awaits a public response from the former home secretary to her sacking, amid fears of a right-wing backlash against Rishi Sunak.
Mr Holden declined to give a view on her sacking but told Sky News that Mrs Braverman “is totally entitled to her opinions”.
“I just say that all of us want to work collectively for the good of the country.”
He has also stressed the need for unity across his party after backbench MP Dame Andrea Jenkyns submitted a no confidence letter in the Prime Minister.
Sunak told to ‘prepare for war’ over Braverman sacking
Rishi Sunak has risked reigniting a Conservative civil war following his cabinet reshuffle on Monday.
The shocking turn of events saw the sacking of Suella Braverman and the appointment of former prime minister David Cameron as foreign secretary.
Mr Sunak now faces the threat of a revolt from the Tory right, many of whom backed Ms Braverman’s provocative comments on “hateful” pro-Palestinian protestors that led to her dismissal.
He was told to “prepare for war”, as right-wingers keen on revolt claimed that at least 54 of Ms Braverman’s outraged supporters could soon submit letters of no confidence and trigger a vote in his leadership.
Andrea Jenkyns, an arch-Boris Johnson loyalist, became the first MP to publicly submit a no-confidence letter in Mr Sunak on Monday night, declaring “enough is enough”.
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Ms Braverman was fired by Mr Sunak after making inflammatory comments in a newspaper article for The Times, which had not been approved by 10 Downing Street, accusing the Metropolitan Police of exhibiting bias in its approach to political demonstrations.
Joe Sommerlad reports:
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