2023-11-13 11:40:38
In Great Britain, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fired the controversial Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Foreign Minister James Cleverly will take over her post, the head of government’s office announced on Monday. Former Prime Minister David Cameron is surprisingly making a comeback in the cabinet as the new Foreign Minister. Braverman had repeatedly caused controversy and thus put Sunak under pressure.
Most recently, she was criticized for accusing the police of being too decisive in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The opposition then accused her of contributing to tensions at a pro-Palestinian rally last Saturday. As Interior Minister, Braverman is also responsible for the police and national security. She has already attracted attention several times with controversial statements.
At the beginning of November, Braverman agreed on a strengthened security partnership with Austria at a meeting with Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) in Vienna. Braverman is considered a promising candidate for the party leadership if, as expected, the Conservatives lose next year’s general election. There was speculation that by criticizing the police and other right-wing populist statements, she wanted to position herself as a candidate for the right wing of the party and possibly even intentionally cause her to be expelled.
With parliamentary elections next year, time is running out for Sunak to gain favor with voters. In recent polls, the Labor opposition led Sunak’s Conservative Party by around 20 percentage points. They most recently lost two constituencies in by-elections in July. The Tories are struggling with the consequences of a series of scandals under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who, among other things, ignored the Corona rules set by his government.
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