UK: Pressure on Rishi Sunak to dismiss Suella Braverman from the post of Home Minister

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure to fire his Home Secretary Suella Braverman as the controversy over her controversial newspaper article attacking the Metropolitan Police over its handling of Israel-Hamas protests in London gathers pace. Meanwhile, Sunak’s official spokesman in Downing Street has said that he has full confidence in the Home Minister. He confirmed that the content of The Times’ op-ed (as opposed to the editorial page) did not have the full approval of his boss.

The article on Wednesday used strong words to accuse the Metropolitan Police of double standards and not taking strict action against pro-Palestinian protesters when they became aggressive. Asked about the controversy, Britain’s Chancellor Jeremy Hunt told broadcasters, ‘The words he used are not words I would have ever used myself.’

The senior cabinet minister clearly distanced himself from his stance, insisting he has a good relationship with him as a colleague and reiterating that Sunak has full confidence in him. The controversy comes as the opposition Labor Party, Liberal Democrats and even some in Braverman’s Conservative Party are calling for his ouster over his work.

Darren Jones, one of Labour’s shadow ministers, called on Sunak to sack Braverman and said Suella Braverman was entitled to her views, but she should present her views in private at a cabinet meeting and give the government a clear explanation. Must come into position.

The Labor MP said the stance he took in his article in The Times was fundamentally a breach of his responsibility as Home Secretary because it is for the police to decide how to maintain order on our streets. The controversy has escalated after it was revealed that more than 1,000 officers from forces across the UK will be deployed to support the Metropolitan Police this weekend.