Suella Braverman’s Rwanda plan loses key ally at the last hurdle
Mrs Braverman, who faced numerous controversies during her time in Government, was due to lead the charge to leave the ECHR should judges rule against the Home Office tomorrow.
The former Attorney General, who was first appointed Home Secretary by then-Prime Minister Liz Truss last year, had described it as her “dream” to see the first flight of deported migrants to Kigali.
But yesterday’s sacking brought her explosive time at the Home Office to an end.
She angered left-wing MPs and charities in her bid to end the Channel migrant crisis and force police to “return to basics”.
After being reappointed as Home Secretary last October just six days after being sacked for a security breach, Mrs Braverman warned of an “invasion” on Britain’s southern coast.
The tough-talking statement signalled how the Government was taking the fight to the people-smugglers, as well as economic migrants jumping the queue in front of genuine asylum seekers.
She then attacked the “Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati, dare I say, the anti-growth coalition” blocking attempts to end protests that left Britain grinding to a halt.
In May, the 43-year-old former lawyer was accused of breaching the ministerial code by asking civil servants to arrange a private speed awareness course after she was caught speeding.
But Rishi Sunak concluded that her actions did not amount to a breach of the code.
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However, the Prime Minister came under increasing pressure as the number of controversial interventions by the one-time Attorney General increased.
In September she angered the LGBT+ community by claiming there were “many instances” where asylum seekers pretended to be gay to “game the system”.
She also said that being a victim of discrimination should not be enough to qualify for asylum. In a major speech in the US, the darling of the Tory Right said multiculturalism had “failed” and was a threat to security.
Then in recent weeks she said those living in tents on Britain’s streets were making a “lifestyle choice”.
And in an explosive newspaper article she accused the police of “playing favourites”, adding that “pro-Palestinian mobs” are “largely ignored, even when clearly breaking the law”.
She also branded the protests “hate marches” amid horrific clashes in London.
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