{"id":121324,"date":"2023-11-14T22:49:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=121324"},"modified":"2023-11-14T22:49:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:49:03","slug":"war-is-declared-suella-braverman-accuses-sunak-of-betraying-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/war-is-declared-suella-braverman-accuses-sunak-of-betraying-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"War is declared: Suella Braverman accuses Sunak of betraying the nation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holding nothing back, the former Home Secretary, who was sacked on Monday, said Mr Sunak was \u201crejected\u201d by party members.<\/p>\n
She said it was only the backing she gave in October 2022 that secured him the Premiership. But she claimed Mr Sunak had \u201cmanifestly and repeatedly failed\u201d to help her deliver her key policies.<\/p>\n
She also claimed he never had any intention of taking the action needed to stop the small boats. In an extraordinary letter, Mrs Braverman said the PM had put off tough decisions \u201cin order to minimise political risk to yourself\u201d.<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cIn October of last year you were given an opportunity to lead our country. It is a privilege to serve and one we should not take for granted.<\/p>\n
\u201cService requires bravery and thinking of the common good. It is not about occupying the office as an end in itself. Someone needs to be honest: your plan is not working, we have endured record election defeats, your resets have failed and we are running out of time. You need to change course urgently.\u201d<\/p>\n
READ MORE <\/strong> No.10 issues withering response to Suella Braverman\u2019s damning attack letter<\/strong><\/p>\n The Prime Minister\u2019s decision to sack Mrs Braverman and shift the party to the centre has provoked fury on the right.<\/p>\n Different factions are working together to show their anger and demand the PM sticks to the agenda that won over voters who backed the Conservatives in 2019.<\/p>\n No10 was warned it is facing a \u201cgrid of s***\u201d over the coming days \u2013 a reference to plans by the right of the party to try to dominate the news agenda.<\/p>\n Downing Street insisted Mr Sunak believes in \u201cactions not words\u201d after Mrs Braverman issued her letter. A No10 spokeswoman said: \u201cThe Prime Minister was proud to appoint a strong, united team yesterday, focused on delivering for the British people.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Prime Minister believes in actions not words. He is proud this Government has brought forward the toughest legislation to tackle illegal migration this country has seen and has subsequently reduced the number of boat crossings by a third this year.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr Sunak welcomed his new top team that includes former PM David Cameron at a meeting \u00adyesterday morning.<\/p>\n The Prime Minister said his new-look Cabinet would make the \u201cbig, bold decisions that will drive change\u201d. He added: \u201cLooking around this table, I know that we have an energetic and enthusiastic team that is going to deliver for the country. So, let\u2019s get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n Cabinet ministers looked ahead to today\u2019s Supreme Court decision on the Rwanda plan.<\/p>\n New Home Secretary James Cleverly \u201coutlined some of the \u00adpossible scenarios\u201d of the judgment, said No10.<\/p>\n But Mrs Braverman used her \u00adletter to accuse Mr Sunak of wasting time by choosing a \u201ccomfort blanket\u201d of \u201cwishful thinking\u201d instead of making hard decisions over the deportation scheme. She wrote: \u201cAt every stage of litigation I cautioned you and your team against assuming we would win.<\/p>\nSuella Braverman sacked as Home Secretary<\/h3>\n
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