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Suella Braverman: Backlash shows scars of six months of turmoil run deep in Tory party

One issue has stood out like a sore thumb amid the relative political calm that has washed over Westminster in the last five days.

Suella Braverman’s reappointment as home secretary a week after she resigned over security breaches has perplexed and befuddled Conservative MPs and officials.

Given Rishi Sunak’s commitment to integrity, the perception that a great office of state was traded away for support in the race for Number 10 has riled some.

A former cabinet minister said: “Rishi has screwed up and done a grubby deal to get support… he comes out and says ‘I am the savior, I’m whiter than white’ but he’s grey when push comes to shove.”

Another former minister said Mr Sunak was “desperate for her not to back Boris as they were terrified of an election. He needed a coronation as he’s frightened of any electorate.”

Downing Street denied any deal was done.

But there are also live questions about Mrs Braverman’s suitability for the role.

Her resignation just 11 days ago came after she sent a sensitive government document from her personal email account.

One of the recipients was a veteran Conservative MP who is said to be a regular confidante of the home secretary.

But she also accidentally copied in a parliamentary staffer who works for another Tory MP.

 

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