It seems paradoxical and at best a little surprising that the home secretary known for her fire and brimstone remarks on her "obsession" with deporting migrants and rough sleeping being a "lifestyle choice", could possibly be described as "kind", "charming" and "far nicer than you think" behind closed doors.
But such is the unlikely, contrarian nature of Suella Braverman, 43, the child of immigrant parents who studied in Paris yet went on to become a staunch Brexit supporter and the woman who this week is being investigated by Downing Street over comments questioning the professionalism of the Metropolitan Police – words so provocative that even her own Tory colleagues have been forced to publicly disassociate themselves.
