The exact reasons and conditions of Suella Braverman’s departure were not yet known.
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has left the government of Liz Truss, British media reported on Wednesday, in the midst of a crisis of confidence for the new British leader. The exact reasons and conditions of his departure were not yet known. The information, first revealed by the left-wing daily The Guardianhas not been denied by Downing Street and confirmed to the British agency PA and the BBC.
Under heavy attack after having to abandon her economic program, British Prime Minister Liz Truss showed her determination in Parliament on Wednesday, presenting herself as a “fighter, not someone who gives up“. Rejected by public opinion, challenged within her own majority, the conservative leader is already on probation six weeks after entering Downing Street.
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Released until then from her silence only to apologize on the BBC after the humiliating renunciation of the promised tax cuts, she faced a major test on Wednesday during the weekly meeting of the questions in parliament. “I’m ready to face, I’m ready to make the tough decisions“, she said.
In her resignation letter posted on Twitter, Suella Braverman acknowledges the “mistake» to have sent an official document to a «trusted parliamentary colleaguefrom a personal address. She also curbs the fact that the government has “broken key promises“, citing in particular the fight against illegal immigration.
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