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    James Heappey discovers Suella Braverman sacked during live TV interview: ‘Challenging time to be live on air’

    Armed forces minister James Heappey said he does not “know what is going on” as he was told during a live interview that Suella Braverman had been sacked as home secretary on Monday, 13 November.Mr Heappey told Good Morning Britain he had not received any confirmation of Ms Braverman being removed from her position, adding that he “would not have used the words” that she used in her opinion piece last week.Ms Braverman wrote an article claiming that Metropolitan Police favouritism had stopped far-right protests but permitted “pro-Palestine mobs” to rally, ahead of the Gaza march which took place on Armistice Day in London. More

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    Cabinet reshuffle: David Cameron enters Number 10 after Sunak sacks Braverman

    David Cameron was filmed entering 10 Downing Street after Suella Braverman was sacked as home secretary on Monday, 13 November.Rishi Sunak asked Ms Braverman to step down after she wrote an article claiming that Metropolitan Police favouritism had stopped far-right protests but permitted “pro-Palestine mobs” to rally, ahead of the Gaza march which took place on Armistice Day in London.Former prime minister Mr Cameron was seen entering Number 10 as Mr Sunak was expected to conduct a cabinet reshuffle of his top team after days of intense pressure to axe Ms Braverman. More

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    UK leader fires interior minister who accused police of favoring pro-Palestinian protesters.

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fired Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who drew anger for accusing police of being too lenient with pro-Palestinian protesters. The government says Braverman has left her job as […] More

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    Third of teenagers have seen real-life violence on TikTok, research suggests

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A third of 13 to 17-year-olds have seen footage of real-life violence on social media platform TikTok in the past year, research suggests. The poll of 7,500 teenagers for Home Office-backed charity the […] More

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    ‘Shocking’ Rishi Sunak did not thank police after Armistice Day march chaos

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has been condemned for failing to thank the police who were targeted by far-right thugs as thousands of hooligans descended on London to disrupt Armistice Day commemorations. Shadow home secretary Yvette […] More

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    Nadine Dorries questions if Michael Gove was ‘drunk’ when confronted by Palestine protesters

    Nadine Dorries has questioned if Michael Gove was “drunk” while walking through central London on Saturday 11 November.Mr Gove was mobbed by pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Victoria station after a day of tensions over a march and counter-protests held on Armistice Day.“What was Michael Gove doing in the middle of Victoria station on a day when every other sensible politician would not want to make the police’s job any harder? Was he drunk? What was he doing there?” Ms Dorries asked, during an appearance on the BBC.She then clarified that she was “coining a phrase” rather than actually accusing Mr Gove of being drunk. More