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TyskySour: Braverman Resigns

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🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

In less than five days, Liz Truss has lost her chancellor and now her home secretary. Will Suella Braverman’s downfall hasten the end of the prime minister? Plus: As the show is live the Tory party descends into chaos amid a Commons vote on fracking. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial. __________________________________________ Support Novara Media […]

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0:00.0

A book is being written about the Prime Minister's time in office. Apparently, it's going to be out by Christmas.

0:13.0

Is that the release date or the title?

0:16.7

Whether or not Liz Truss will still be in office by Christmas, she's already clearly lost all of her power.

0:24.4

Yes, she's you turned on her entire economic agenda, and she's now lost her home's secretary.

0:30.0

So while a brotherman is out and she's been replaced by Grant Shaps, a key ally of Truss' arch nemesis Rishi Sunak.

0:38.7

Of course, this comes just five days after Liz Truss lost her chance.

0:44.9

To discuss another chaotic day in Westminster, I'm joined by Dahlia. Gabrielle, how are you doing, Dahlia?

0:49.8

Good. It sounds like Liz Truss has had a chaotic day even by my standards, which is pretty impressive.

0:59.2

A chaotic day even by her standards, which is even more impressive, because Liz Truss stays a pretty chaotic these days, makes it a little bit stressful in the studio.

1:07.5

I have to say too many people resigning so soon before a show, but I suppose that's part of the job.

1:14.4

The departure of Suella Bravenman was met with a lot of confusion in Westminster as to exactly what had gone on.

1:21.1

Was this a resignation in protest at a failing Prime Minister? Was this Bravenman being ousted by the more centrist Jeremy Hunt?

1:27.6

Or had Bravenman just messed up? Well, we can get some clue from her letter of resignation released a couple of hours ago.

1:34.8

So in that, she said, dear Prime Minister, it is with the greatest regret that I am choosing to tender my resignation.

1:42.1

Earlier today, I said an official document from my personal email to a trusted parliamentary colleague as part of a policy engagement.

1:49.0

And with the aim of garnering support for government policy on migration, this constitutes a technical infringement of the rules.

1:56.4

As you know, the document was a draft written ministerial statement about migration due for publication, imminently.

2:01.6

Much of it had already been briefed to MPs. Nevertheless, it is right for me to go.

2:07.5

She goes on as soon as I realized my mistake, I rapidly reported this on official channels and informed the cabinet secretary.

2:14.5

As home secretary, I hold myself to the highest standards and my resignation is the right thing to do.

2:19.7

The business of government relies upon people accepting responsibility for their mistakes, pretending we haven't made mistakes,

2:25.7

carrying on as if everyone can't see we have made them and hoping that things will magically come right is not serious politics.

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