Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been accused by Rishi Sunak of “trying to get her sacked” as she seeks to become the next leader of the Conservative Party.
Senior Tory MP Baroness Warsi slammed Mr Braverman’s comments about pro-Palestinian rallies “emboldening the far right” as “dangerous and divisive”.
Colin Bloom, the government’s former adviser on faith engagement, said the home secretary, who described the protests as a “march of hatred”, was “urging No. 10 to sack her”.
“I think the wording is deliberately designed to probably get Number 10 fired. I think Suera wants to be fired,” he told the BBC. news night.
Bloom added: [hate march] Comment, it’s a comment she made about people sleeping in tents. She thinks she is urging Number 10 to kick her out because she wants to start a leadership campaign. ”
Baroness Warsi launched a blistering attack on Ms Braverman and other “arsonists” in the party, accusing the home secretary of pushing for a ban on a pro-Palestinian march scheduled for Saturday to incite a culture war. .
“She’s fighting a culture war. She’s not fixing things, she’s breaking things,” the former Conservative party leader told Sky News. “I think she’s dangerous and she’ll cause discord.”
Baroness Warsi said: “Unfortunately, some of our colleagues in government call themselves patriots, but they are certainly arsonists. They light this country on fire – they pit communities against communities, and they and that’s not the government’s job.”
The Conservative MP added: “Government’s job is to keep us all safe. And we can do that by creating a sense of security, not by fighting culture wars.”
Suella Braverman accused of trying to fire Rishi Sunak
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The Metropolitan Police has asked organizers of pro-Palestinian protests not to demonstrate on Armistice Day amid concerns that breakaway groups could spark violence.
Scotland Yard also said officers were free to use “all powers and tactics” to prevent disorder, including section 13 of the Public Order Act 1986, which allows for the banning of queues where there is a serious risk of disorder. Ta.
Labor leader Keir Starmer accused Mr Braverman of using security issues as a “platform for his own ambitions”. Speaking in the House of Commons on Tuesday, he accused the Home Secretary of treating the challenge of extremism as “legitimate territory for a polarizing brand of politics”.
Attorney General Alex Chalk refused to repeat Mr Braverman’s description of the pro-Palestinian rally as a “hate march”.
he told BBC Radio 4. today Program: “There is no doubt that there is an element in these marches that makes you worry that you are endorsing hatred…but equally there is some of the suffering that is there and is not being talked about. Some people may be expressing their anguish.”
Participants attending a pro-Palestinian rally in London
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Mr Chalk also refused to repeat Mr Braverman’s much criticized statement that rough sleeping homeless is a “lifestyle choice”. This comes after Mr Braverman’s plans to restrict charities from distributing tents to homeless people were removed from the King’s Speech by Number 10.
Ms Sunak was displeased by Ms Braverman’s use of language after she was criticized for saying rough sleeping was a “lifestyle choice”. independent person I understand.
Mr Braverman’s plans are currently under intense scrutiny within the government after he was removed from the government’s parliamentary seat, a move first reported by the BBC. news night.
Mr Chalk told Sky News he would “take a different approach”, but appeared to suggest plans to limit tents had merit. “We shouldn’t be fixating people’s rough sleeping habits… So to be kind, sometimes you have to be firm, and sometimes you have to be really firm.”
Conservative Party tycoon Dominic Grieve said Mr Braverman was “unfit” to be home secretary.former minister said independent person: “The Home Secretary’s comments about homelessness being a lifestyle choice are a million miles from reality.”
Regarding the reaction to the pro-Palestinian rally, the former attorney general added: “Demonstrations may bring together some people who express hatred, but they also gather people who engage in a completely law-abiding right to protest. Describing them as hate marches is an incendiary term. She is not qualified for this position.”
Former Labor cabinet minister Peter Mandelson said: timesOn the podcast How to Win Elections, Braverman said she was a “born disruptor” and added: “What she wants to do is to look at Johnson and Truss as someone who can upend everything in front of her.” I want to follow in his footsteps,” he added.
Conservative Daniel Finkelstein said Braverman was trying to “push it as far as possible without possibly being removed.” He added: “What she wants to be is a right-wing candidate for the next leadership election. So this is not about Rishi Sunak, but rather about Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverley. ”
