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Suella Braverman sacked as home secretary after comments over policing of protests
The BBC’s Chris Mason has had the same briefing.
And Pippa Crerar.
BREAKING: Home Secretary Suella Braverman sacked after inflammatory comments over policing of protests, as Rishi Sunak begins cabinet reshuffle.
— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) November 13, 2023
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Conservative sources says Rishi Sunak is carrying out a ministerial reshuffle as he “strengthens his team in Government to deliver long-term decisions for a brighter future”, PA Media reports.
Chris Mason tells the Today programme he was told that Rishi Sunak told Suella Braverman he wanted her to leave the government. She was not offered another post.
If she had been offered a more junior post, she was unlikely to accept anyway, Mason says.
Suella Braverman sacked as home secretary after comments over policing of protests
The BBC’s Chris Mason has had the same briefing.
And Pippa Crerar.
BREAKING: Home Secretary Suella Braverman sacked after inflammatory comments over policing of protests, as Rishi Sunak begins cabinet reshuffle.
— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) November 13, 2023
Suella Braverman sacked from post as home secretary
Steven Swinford from the Times says Suella Braverman has been sacked.
BREAKING:
Suella Braverman has been sacked
— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) November 13, 2023
Sunak reshuffling cabinet today Sky News reports
Sky News is reporting that the reshuffle is definitely happening today.
Westminster expecting Rishi Sunak to reshuffle cabinet today
Good morning. Rishi Sunak is poised to reshuffle his cabinet, and Westminster is expecting it to happen today. There has been no confirmation of this yet, but the BBC is reporting that all the signs are that it is coming today. As Politico reports, some insiders are saying this is a 90% probability.
Any reshuffle is likely to see Suella Braverman, the home secretary, being sacked or demoted, but other moves are expected too.
As Peter Walker reports, yesterday Braverman demanded “further action” against pro-Palestine marches, as centrist Conservative MPs expressed despair at Sunak’s delay in sacking her.
Here is the agenda for the day.
11.30am: No 10 is due to hold a lobby briefing.
2.30pm: Mel Stride, the work and pensions secretary, takes questions in the Commons.
After 3.30pm: MPs resume their debate on the king’s speech, focusing on health.
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