GG News Bureau
London, 20th Oct. Indian-origin Suella Braverman, the British Home Secretary, resigned on Wednesday after making a “mistake” in using her personal email for ministerial communication in London.
When British Prime Minister Liz Truss took over at 10 Downing Street 43 days ago, Braverman was appointed Home Secretary. Her exit came after a face-to-face meeting with Truss earlier in the day, and she posted her resignation letter on her Twitter account.
“I have made a mistake; I accept responsibility; I resign,” the 42-year-old barrister said.
Braverman said she “sent an official document from my personal email to a trusted parliamentary colleague… as you know, the document was a draft Written Ministerial Statement about migration, due for publication imminently”.
“Nevertheless it is right for me to go. As soon as I realised my mistake, I rapidly reported this on official channels, and informed the Cabinet Secretary,” she said.
In remarks that will deal a further blow to her boss Liz Truss, she noted that “we are going through a tumultuous time… I have concerns about the direction of this government”.
“Not only have we broken key pledges that were promised to our voters, but I have had serious concerns about this government’s commitment to honouring manifesto commitments, such as reducing overall migration numbers and stopping illegal migration, particularly the dangerous small boat crossings.”
Braverman, a Conservative Party MP from Fareham in south-east England, served as Attorney General in Boris Johnson’s government. She was one of the first candidates to enter the race to succeed Johnson as Tory leader and Prime Minister. Prime Minister Truss appointed her as Home Secretary.
Uma Fernandes, the daughter of Hindu Tamil mother Uma and Goan-origin father Christie Fernandes, is the mother of two children. Her mother migrated to the UK from Mauritius while her father migrated from Kenya in the 1960s.
Braverman is a Buddhist who regularly attends the London Buddhist Centre and took her oath of office in Parliament on the ‘Dhammapada’ scripture containing Lord Buddha’s sayings.
Her resignation comes just days after Kwasi Kwarteng was dismissed as chancellor last Friday and his successor, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, axed the majority of the government’s mini-budget on Monday.
The move is expected to ruffle Truss’ already frayed leadership even more.
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