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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

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

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

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