UK Interior Minister, Suella Braverman Sacked by British Leader Rishi Sunak

On Monday, British leader Rishi Sunak sacked Suella Braverman, the interior minister, as he plans to rearrange his top officials ahead of the 2024 general election.

Sunak was under pressure to remove Braverman, an outspoken right-winger following some accusations placed against her during weeks of contentious pro-Palestinian demonstrations and counter-protests in Britain.

However, it’s not clear who will replace Suella Braverman, who was appointed some weeks after Sunak became British prime minister over a year ago.

Following the removal, Braverman said,

• It has been the greatest privilege of my life to serve as home secretary.

• I will have more to say in due course.

The PUNCH reports that the sacking comes as the ruling Conservatives confirmed a major reshuffle of Sunak’s top ministers was underway—his first since becoming the country’s leader on October 25, 2022. 

Here we go. Today @RishiSunak strengthens his team in government to deliver long-term decisions for a brighter future. Stay tuned for the latest.

The changes, set to be announced through the morning, are expected to reward loyalists and younger emerging MPs after nearly 14 years in power take their toll on the Tories’ popularity.

A report shows that the party has trailed the main Labour opposition by double-digit margins throughout Sunak’s time in power and is widely tipped to lose the next election due next year.

Braveman has raised a lot of controversy throughout her stay in office, taking a hardline stance on immigration in particular and regularly wading into so-called culture war issues, which are seen as dividing the electorate.

The right-winger attacked her critics as liberal “tofu-eating wokerati” while saying shortly after she was appointed that sending asylum seekers to Rwanda was her “dream” and “obsession”.

But her position came under fire more following the published newspaper article she released, without Sunak’s approval, accusing police of bias towards left-wing causes.

It was blamed for stoking tensions ahead of a weekend of protests over Israel’s war in Gaza, which coincided with Armistice Day events and prompted calls for her to be sacked.