Suella Braverman has departed as Home Secretary plunging Liz Truss's premiership into more turmoil just hours after a bruising Prime Minister's Questions.
The MP for Fareham lasted less than 50 days in one of the biggest offices of state. It comes after Truss sacked Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer last Friday.
Former Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been appointed as the new Home Secretary following the resignation by Braverman.
Braverman said she was resigning as home secretary after a "mistake" surrounding sending an official document from her personal email, as she criticised the "tumultuous time" under Truss.
She said she sent the message to a "trusted parliamentary colleague as part of policy engagement, and with the aim of garnering support for government policy on migration".
Braverman acknowledged that constituted a "technical infringement of the rules", the document was a draft written ministerial statement, and while much of it had already been briefed to MPs "nevertheless it is right for me to go".
She said "the business of government relies upon people accepting responsibility for their mistakes" adding: "Pretending we haven't made mistakes, carrying on as if everyone can't see we have made them and hoping that things will magically come right is not serious politics.
"I have made a mistake; I accept responsibility; I resign."
Braverman added: "It is obvious to everyone that we are going through a tumultuous time.
"I have concerns about the direction of this government. Not only have we broken key pledges that were promised to our voters, but I have had serious concerns about this Government's commitment to honouring manifesto commitments, such as reducing overall migration numbers and stopping illegal migration, particularly the dangerous small boats crossings."
Braverman is a figurehead of the Right in the party and the exit of a former Tory leadership candidate will create further challenges for Truss as she struggles to maintain her grip on power.
Lib Dem home affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael said: "This is a Government in chaos. People should not be forced to watch the Conservative party implode day after day while real people suffer.
"There is a of cost of living catastrophe, health service crisis and now a rudderless Home Office. The only solution now is a general election so the public can get off this carousel of Conservative chaos."
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