ames Cleverly, newly appointed home secretary of UK. Photo : Collected
Suella Braverman has been sacked as home secretary of UK and James Cleverly appointed as her replacement. She was asked to leave the job on Monday (13 November) morning by Rishi Sunak.
Mr Cleverly, who had been foreign secretary, was moved to take over the Home Office brief.
Shortly after, former prime minister David Cameron was appointed foreign secretary - and handed a "barony" so he can serve in government again.
A former prime minister returning to government in this way is highly unusual.
In a statement released after her sacking, Ms 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."
Mr Cleverly later said, "It's been a huge privilege to serve as foreign secretary. And in that time, I've worked very closely with my colleagues in the Home Office cracking down on illegal migration, reducing the number of small boat arrivals.
"And now, as the home secretary, I'm absolutely committed to stopping the boats, as we promised, but also making sure that everybody in the UK feels safe and secure, going around, going about their daily business, knowing that the government is here to protect them. So it's a fantastic job and it's a real privilege to serve."
Asked if he would distance himself from the words used by his predecessor, he added, "Well, I intend to do this job in the way that I feel best protects the British people and our interests.
"I have had a very good conversation with the prime minister, who's made it very clear that [he] wants us to deliver on our promises to stop the boats, to the British people, make sure everybody feels secure in their lives. Thank you very much.
Today marks the second time Ms Braverman has lost the job of home secretary - after she resigned from Liz Truss's government breaking the ministerial code. Mr Sunak reappointed her less than a week later when he took over as prime minister.
Last week, Ms Braverman wrote a newspaper article that accused the police of "playing favourites" as she criticised the Metropolitan Police's handling of a controversial pro-Palestinian march for Armistice Day.
The prime minister came under pressure to act after Ms Braverman was accused of undermining the operational independence of - and public confidence in - the police.
Critics, from both opposition parties and fellow Tory MPs, called Ms Braverman's comments "offensive" and "inflammatory".
She had also come under criticism in previous weeks for saying that homeless people living in tents was a "lifestyle choice".
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