Liz Truss Fired Suella Braverman, Not All Is Well In Truss's Paradise

Yet another controversy took place in the UK political turmoil. Suella Braverman, the home minister of the United Kingdom, was fired by Prime Minister Liz Truss. Although Braverman did not let it slide in silence, she resigned from the office with a bang. In her resignation letter, she criticised Truss for not taking responsibility for her own mistakes and resigning.

Suella Braverman, a member of the far-right wing of the Conservative Party, was reportedly forced to resign because she breached confidentiality agreements by emailing a proposed immigration plan to a party MP. However, Braverman claimed it was only an excuse for removing her from the government. Recently, Braverman made a comment that Indians were the worst visa overstayers, shattering UK hopes for a swift trade agreement with India. However,  PM Truss disassociate herself from Braverman's statements.

After days of intense political drama, the Conservative government was reported to be on the edge of collapse. Braverman's departure late Wednesday only added to the instability.

After Truss resigned as UK prime minister and Rishi Sunak took the post, Braverman was re-appointed as Home Secretary. She will be in charge of overseeing UK borders, policing and counter-terrorism.

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Braverman, who is of Goan and Tamil ancestry, immediately announced her resignation in a letter accusing the administration of "breaking key pledges" it had made to supporters and party members. She wrote, "I have had serious concerns about this government’s commitment to reducing overall migration numbers and stopping illegal migration."

More seriously, Braverman wrote directly to Truss: “Pretending we haven’t made mistakes, carrying on as if everyone can’t see that we have made them, and hoping that things will magically come right, is not serious politics.”

Braverman's strong opposition to immigration is thought to have prepared her for a prominent position on the party's far right. Her resignation adds to the almost surreal uproar that has surrounded the current administration.

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After the high drama of Braverman's departure, there were unheard scenes in which Conservative MPs were forced into the chamber to vote on a contentious plan to reintroduce fracking, which many party members strongly rejected. Truss ultimately decided not to vote on the controversial measure, claiming there had been a mistake with her vote. When she rejected any moves to loosen visa requirements earlier this month, Braverman derailed the British government's attempt to negotiate a trade agreement with India by Diwali.

Grant Shapps, a member of the party's centre, will take over as Home Secretary in place of Braverman. Shapps' appointment is a sign that the centre of the party is reclaiming control of the government from Truss. Shapps's choice came as a surprise because earlier this week, she expressed reservations about her ability to succeed as a leader, stating that "she needs to thread the eye of a needle with the lights out, it's that difficult."

Truss has completely abandoned her libertarian objectives. Earlier this week, Truss removed Kwasi Kwarteng as her chancellor of the exchequer in an effort to appease Conservative MPs, who had rebelled against his radical mini-budget, which sent the pound and the markets into a freefall.

Under Truss, two of the four so-called great offices of state have changed hands. She is now attempting to win over a wider middle-of-the-road political base rather than her ardent supporters on the extreme right. Kwarteng was replaced by Jeremy Hunt, a centrist and an ardent opponent of the prime minister's form of right-wing politics, by Truss.

Hunt, who is considered a safe pair of hands politically, scrapped the tax-cutting economic game-plan developed by Truss and Kwarteng that required significant borrowing in an effort to settle the financial markets. Liz Truss, the prime minister, is now referred to as the almost non-executive chairman, while Hunt is now referred to as the government's CEO.

Braverman also served the  position of home secretary for the UK for the shortest time—43 days—since 1834.