The Guardian reports that both the Liberal Democrats and Labour have called for an inquiry into the reappointment of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary:
The Lib Dems’ home affairs spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael, …called for an inquiry. “If it is confirmed that Suella Braverman repeatedly broke the ministerial code and threatened national security, she must be sacked.
“A home secretary who broke the rules is not fit for a Home Office which keeps the rules,” he said.
Ed Davey has tweeted:
He stood by Boris Johnson till the bitter end and now he reinstates Suella Braverman. Same old so-called integrity, same old Tories.
Yet again it’s one rule for Conservative Ministers, another rule for everyone else.
— Ed Davey (@EdwardJDavey) October 25, 2022
* Paul Walter is a Liberal Democrat activist and member of the Liberal Democrat Voice team. He blogs at Liberal Burblings.
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The worst cabinet sevretary in any ministry !
The definition of the woke’s nightmare, so anti-woke she makes me who doesn’t like that whole agenda, feel like a liberal lefty!
Sunak keeping her or adding her, but leaving Penny Mordaunt in a nothing much role, letting Chloe Smith resign, the only reasonably pleasant and moderate and appealing ministers at any level, says our new PM has learnt very little.
Glad to have an ethnic minority PM. Only bright spark now. Hoping that the Hunt Halloween event is at least “compassionate Conservatism!”
There is something about the job. Roy Jenkins used the role to change UK society, 50+ years ago, but his successors found it hard to keep up with the world.
The list of Home Secretaries during my adulthood dismays me. There used to be one on the list who I couldn’t imagine might be nominated as a parish councillor by a serious political party. Braverman makes it two.
BTW I consider Parish Councils to be significant democratic and cultural institutions.
A conspiracy theory for you.
The letter sent in ‘error’ was a deliberate act allowing for a resignation letter which, if damming enough, would/could/did see the end to Liz Truss as PM.
Just a theory.
@ David: interesting theory and not entirely unlikely!
Fact: The Home Secretary committed a security breach. In one of my previous existences as a Staff Clerk in the RAOC a security breach would have been regarded as a serious offence and would have earned a severe penalty. As Home Secretary, we now know, it’s regarded as a “mistake”! ‘Nuff said!
Anyone, who has contributed to anything that needs to be secure, realises the importance of security.
There is more time spent on useless squabbling than important subjects like the NHS.
@Helen Dudden
“Anyone, who has contributed to anything that needs to be secure, realises the importance of security.”
One would have thought so. But does that apply to Suella Braverman?
Because if not then surely she has no business occupying one of the most senior miniertial posts in our government.