Suella Braverman. Is she always like that or is she unwell?

[newnamethanks]

Dear Lord above, I've seen people removed and banned from pubs for less. She's the Home Secretary. What have we come to?

😂

Actually, have no idea why I'm laughing, this is turning in to one freaky nightmare and I can't find the door to escape...maybe I need to send a work email from my yahoooooo acount...

To be blunt she's a fascist. She's been booted out now by Hunt. Thank God.

Scott Beasley AT SkyScottBeasley
Why she's gone: "I sent an official document from my personal email to a trusted parliamentary colleague as part of policy engagement & with the aim of garnering support for government policy on migration. This constitutes a technical infringement of the rules."

But here's the political bombshell: "I have concerns about the direction of this government. Not only have we broken key pledges that were promised to our voters, but I have had serious concerns about this Government's commitment to honouring manifesto commitments...

such as reducing overall migration numbers and stopping illegal migration, particularly the dangerous small ...boats crossings."

She's an active member of a weird Buddhist cult started by a sex pervert (now dead) whom the organisation still laud as venerable. They also have a weird festival called Buddhafields where a lot of folks walk around naked. I've met some of them - very creepy.

Braverman is a member of the Triratna Buddhist Community (formerly the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order) and attends the London Buddhist Centre monthly. She took her oath of office on the Dhammapada.

www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/21/sangharakshita-guru-triratna-buddhist-dark-secrets

www.esquire.com/entertainment/interviews/a45261/holy-hell-buddhafield-documentary-will-allen-interview/

Sebastian Payne AT SebastianEPayne
Braverman goes on:

"The business of government relies upon people accepting responsibility for their mistakes. Pretending we haven't made mistakes, carrying on as if can't see that we have made them, and hoping that things will magically come right is not serious politics"

I loved Yvette Cooper’s response

Resignation letter

No, she doesn’t make that awful Priti Patel seem normal

She's an active member of a weird Buddhist cult started by a sex pervert

goodness me.

The Telegraph AT Telegraph
Ms Braverman said she "sent an official document from my personal email to a trusted parliamentary colleague... As soon as I realised my mistake, I rapidly reported this on official channels, and informed the Cabinet Secretary"

She got herself fired??

God help women's rights if the disingenuous Yvette Cooper ever gets her hands on power.

Really surprised the press hasn't picked up on this that I can see. When I read her wiki and picked that up alarm bells rang.

The UK is now comparable to a teetering South American state

Terrifying

How did Yvette Cooper vote last night - was she in favour or against buffer zones protecting women attending abortion clinics?

there's a time when that would have been a BIG deal.

This is from Wiki (I know) -

"Braverman departed from the role of Home Secretary on 19 October 2022 after an "honest mistake" involving sharing secure information on a private phone"

Sky is now saying this-

"Suella Braverman resigned Liz Truss's government after sending an official document from her personal email in a breach of the security rules for government.
In a resignation letter sent to the prime minister on Wednesday, Ms Braverman said: "I have made a mistake; I accept responsibility; I resign."
She also expressed "concerns about the direction of this government".

You can't dignify it with the word shambles, can you?

Oh they have....

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8349293/Attorney-General-Suella-Braverman-religious-sect-mired-sex-abuse-scandal.html

Ok so we need some background here.

Tonight there is a vote on fracking. Its been turned into a confidence vote.

In the last couple of minutes this has also gone on...

Chris Skidmore AT CSkidmoreUK
As the former Energy Minister who signed Net Zero into law, for the sake of our environment and climate, I cannot personally vote tonight to support fracking and undermine the pledges I made at the 2019 General Election.

I am prepared to face the consequences of my decision.

Aubrey Allegretti AT breeallegretti
Woah - a senior Tory MP suggests they’re happy to lose the whip for voting against what the govt is treating as a confidence motion.

Does that open the door to others following suit?

Two hours to go until the vote

My twitter is exploding with other stuff quicker than I can type atm!!

Apologies, miss the fact resignation letter had been posted, thanks @RedToothBrush

Quoting Chris Skidmore:

Tracey Crouch AT tracey_crouch
Ditto.

It’s honestly like Stranger Things.

If you miss an episode your’re completely lost. And there’s so much happening you can’t compute it all. Must be the Russians😂

This is after this earlier this afternoon:

Best for Britain AT BestforBritain
👀Extraordinary moment in the House of Commons💥

William Wragg confirms he's sent a letter into Graham Brady - and that he HAS to vote with the government on this afternoon's fracking motion, against his wishes. So that he doesn't lose the whip. And so his letter still stands.

Aubrey Allegretti AT breeallegretti
Tory MP Will Wragg confirms he's submitted a no confidence letter in the prime minister.
Says he will vote as told in tonight's "confidence vote" on fracking because he doesn't want his letter to lapse.

If he loses the whip, he can't vote to get rid of Truss cos he's no longer a Tory!

This is beyond farce.

Unhinged, power crazed and also very confused. She is/used to be veggie herself and has eaten tofu loads!

Our government has become a huge, abominal, destructive farce probably without equal in the developed world. They need cleaning out and a quick general election now, please.

Paul Goodman AT PaulGoodmanCH
Understand that the background to the Braverman resignation was the mother of all rows about migration. Told she was under pressure from Number Ten to announce liberalising migration plan which would make it easier for OBR to say Gvt would hit growth target.