Former senior minister accuses home secretary of undermining party for sake of her own leadership ambitions
More senior Conservatives have hit out at Suella Braverman’s “racist rhetoric”, accusing her of undermining the party for the sake of her own leadership ambitions.
The person said “the country is not as grotesque as she makes it out to be”, warning that the “Conservative reputation on discrimination has dropped to a new low” under her watch – “which also gives the country a bad name”. And last November there was an outcry after she said the small boats crossing the Channel amounted to an “invasion” of migrants.
It is believed the investigation is focusing on establishing whether he intended to cause offence by displaying the dolls. One other possible line of inquiry is whether his posts flouted the 1988 Malicious Communication Act. Asked specifically whether Braverman should have entered the debate, given the past views expressed by the pub owners, Hart said: “I think it might have been a kneejerk reaction, which is so easy to do when put on the spot.”
Braverman initially ran to succeed Boris Johnson in the first of last year’s Tory leadership contests, but was eliminated in the second round of voting. After Liz Truss resigned as Johnson’s successor, Braverman threw her weight behind Sunak – which was seen as key to his success.
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