Security and intelligence services at home and abroad may be reluctant to share sensitive information with Suella Braverman after her controversial reappointment as Home Secretary, Labour former Cabinet minister Lord Blunkett has warned. A senior church leader has also questioned whether it was "wise" to bring her back into office so rapidly, given concerns about her suitability to the role.
Responding to the criticism in Parliament, Cabinet Office minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe insisted that Ms Braverman "deserves another chance" just days after she was forced to quit over a security breach. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak brought Ms Braverman back into the Cabinet despite her resignation after she was caught sending a Tory backbencher a sensitive document from a personal email account.
The row over her reappointment to the leading position has been fuelled by further claims about Ms Braverman's conduct and led to demands for an inquiry into the allegations. Speaking at Westminster, Lord Blunkett, who himself served as home secretary under former prime minister Tony Blair, said: "Isn't it true there could be two really unfortunate outcomes to the reappointment of the current Home Secretary?
