Suella Braverman, Rishi Sunak’s Indian-origin Home Secretary, has been sacked for defying her boss by publishing an incendiary opinion piece recently without implementing the changes requested by Downing Street. In an article for The Times, Ms. Braverman, known for her right-wing views, berated the police for their ‘double standard’ of responding sternly to ‘nationalist protestors’ while ignoring ‘pro-Palestinian mobs’, as she has termed the (largely) British demonstrators calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Ms. Braverman has spent the last year as Home Secretary fighting culture wars over her views on immigration, crime and even homelessness. That Rishi Sunak tolerated her rhetoric raises questions about whether he shared some of her opinions. He will now have to deal with the fallout of a bitterly divided country whose views on human rights, conflict and multiculturalism are being tested on the touchstone of Westminster’s unflinching support for Israel in its current war against Hamas.
