Labour MP Yvette Cooper criticizes UK PM Rishi Sunak selecting Suella Braverman as Home Secretary. Here's what she said

After becoming the Prime Minister of the UK, Rishi Sunak renewed Suella Braverman's position as Home Secretary. Previously, she resigned under Liz Truss' short-lived administration.

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came under increased criticism after reappointment of Home Secretary Suella Braverman. She had departed owing to a security lapse. PM Rishi Sunak was criticised by Labour MP Yvette Cooper.

On Sunday, opposition Labour Party member Yvette Cooper criticised Sunak for irresponsibly reappointing Braverman to the position in charge of internal security-related issues. She also told Sky News that there had been concerns regarding Braverman's potential for additional security violations.

She claimed that Rishi Sunak's plunging lack of judgment is demonstrated by his choice to reappoint someone just six days after she violated the ministerial code due to security concerns.


Suella Braverman

Braverman is widely regarded as one of the most hard-line Conservative MPs in the House. She has warmly approved a plan to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda.

Liz Truss resigns; Rishi Sunak might be on his way in
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Britain's Liz Truss resigned, saying she would remain the Prime Minister until a successor had been chosen.


Britain's Liz Truss resigned, saying she would remain the Prime Minister until a successor had been chosen.
She also said that the elections for a new Prime Minister would take place within a week.


She also said that the elections for a new Prime Minister would take place within a week.
The resignation came soon after she lost her interior minister, Suella Braverman, and fired her finance minister.


The resignation came soon after she lost her interior minister, Suella Braverman, and fired her finance minister.
Liz Truss's woes began when her showpiece tax-slashing policy sparked market chaos.

Liz Truss's woes began when her showpiece tax-slashing policy sparked market chaos.
Her successor will become the party's fifth premier in less than seven years.

Her successor will become the party's fifth premier in less than seven years.
Among the front-runners to take over as UK PM is Rishi Sunak, whom Liz Truss defeated in this summer's elections.

Among the front-runners to take over as UK PM is Rishi Sunak, whom Liz Truss defeated in this summer's elections.
If he wins, Rishi Sunak would be the first Indian-origin person to hold the UK Prime Minister's office.

If he wins, Rishi Sunak would be the first Indian-origin person to hold the UK Prime Minister's office.
Apart from Sunak, the names of Ben Wallace, the Secretary of State for Defence, and Penny Mordaunt are doing the rounds.

Apart from Sunak, the names of Ben Wallace, the Secretary of State for Defence, and Penny Mordaunt are doing the rounds.
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who was sacked on Oct. 19, may also be in the running.

Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who was sacked on Oct. 19, may also be in the running.


She disagreed with former Prime Minister Liz Truss on immigration policy but resigned due to a security breach: emailing a critical document to her email account and then forwarding it.
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Michael Grove's view on the new Home Minister

Sunak's ally, Michael Gove, who has returned to his job as minister after "levelling up" in Boris Johnson's administration, praised Ms Braverman on Sunday as a "first-rate front-rank politician."

Grove added that Braverman is working hard to make our borders safer and policing more effective.

FAQs:

  1. Where is Suella Braverman from?
    Suella Braverman was born in Harrow, England. It is the most populous town in the London Borough of Harrow.
  2. What does UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have to say about the reinstatement of Ms Braverman?
    PM Rishi Sunak has urged Ms Braverman to own her error and accept responsibility.
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