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Rishi Sunak will make a decision on a cabinet reshuffle “whenever he wants”, Grant Shapps has said, amid growing calls for Suella Braverman, the home secretary, to be sacked.The defence secretary refused to back Ms Braverman when he was asked if she would still be in the job “by the end of the week”.“As you absolutely expect me to say, the prime minister is in charge of whoever he wants in his cabinet, and he will make that decision whenever he wants to reshuffle,” Mr Shapps told the BBC.“I don’t come with news on that front.” More

Suella Braverman was confronted by a shout of “Did you forget your resignation letter?” as she left her home in Hertfordshire on Friday (10 November) amid calls for her to be sacked for her comments accusing police of bias.The Home Secretary wrote an article, which was not signed off by Downing Street as significant changes were requested, ahead of a march calling for a Gaza ceasefire on Armistice Day.She accused officers of “playing favourites” with pro-Palestinian protesters, who she said are “largely ignored” by police “even when clearly breaking the law.”Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has distanced himself from Ms Braverman’s comments. More

Jeremy Hunt distanced himself from Suella Braverman’s comments accusing police of bias over a pro-Palestine protest due to take place on Armistice Day.Rishi Sunak faces calls to sack the home secretary after she wrote an article accusing officers of playing favorites over the march.Downing Street says it is investigating after its demands for changes to the piece were ignored.“The words that she used are not words that I myself would have used,” the chancellor said on Friday.“I have a productive relationship with her as a colleague and I have always given her the money that she needs to fund police.” More

Nadine Dorries has said the Government needs a “kick in the pants”.The former Conservative minister said she agrees with ex-prime minister Boris Johnson that the Tories are “drifting into defeat” under Rishi Sunak.Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Dorries said: “When Boris Johnson was elected in 2019, he had the biggest majority. He got a bigger vote share than Tony Blair in 1997. People were inspired to go out and vote for him. “Is that King’s Speech, what we are doing now, going to ignite people? Does the Government need a kick in the pants? It absolutely does.” More

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has lost the support of the Conservative Party following her Met Police bias comment, Shadow MP Chris Bryant has claimed.Ms. Braverman accused the Metropolitan Police of “playing favourites” by allowing a pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day to go ahead.Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, Mr Bryant said: “The fact that only two Conservative MPs have shown up today to defend the Home Secretary shows she has already lost the support of the house.”He added: “There is no place for hate on our streets and in the Home Office as well. she is the one inciting hatred in this country.” More

Yvette Cooper suggested that Suella Braverman should be sacked for her comments accusing the Metropolitan Police of “playing favourites” by allowing a pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day to go ahead.Asking an urgent question in the House of Commons on Thursday (9 November), the shadow home secretary said: “Does this Government still believe in the operation independence of the police, and how can it do so while this Home Secretary is in post?”It comes after the Home Secretary wrote in the Times claiming Islamists were using Saturday’s march to express “primacy” and compared it to extremist rallies in Northern Ireland with links to terrorism. More

Labour MP Naz Shah wiped tears from her eyes with a tissue in the Commons shortly after telling MPs of the plight of children in Gaza.Ms. Shah called for the UK to “ramp up its effort to end the bloodshed”.Ms. Shah, who is a shadow Home Office minister but was speaking from the backbenches, said “every day we see footage of heartbreaking stories” of children in Gaza.The MP was emotional as she described footage of children caught up in the conflict, some believing they had died and others preparing for death, others holding a press conference “to call on the world to let them live”. More

Andrea Leadsom has claimed energy bills will go down in price “within the next 10 years” under a Conservative government.The Tory MP claimed the UK is “looking at electricity reform” when asked about the issue of Britons being unable to afford rising costs during an appearance on BBC’s Politics Live.“All I’m asking, is when will it come down?” Jo Coburn asked, repeating her original question.“Within the next 10 years,” Ms Leadsom replied.Speaking on his ITV show on Tuesday night (7 November), Martin Lewis delivered a warning to consumers, saying “it isn’t looking” good for energy price rises in the future. More