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Calls to sack Braverman grow amid furore over pro-Palestine rallies remarks | Israel-Palestine conflict News<\/p>\n

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The political future of British Home Secretary Suella Braverman hangs in the balance as she faces anger within her own Conservative Party after making unauthorised comments about the country\u2019s pro-Palestine demonstrations, which she called \u201chate marches\u201d and for criticising the police.<\/p>\n

In an opinion piece published in The Times on Thursday, Braverman said that the police \u201cplay favourites\u201d and have taken a soft stance towards rallies in support of Gaza, which she described as \u201cpro-Palestinian mobs\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe content was not agreed with Number 10,\u201d a spokesperson for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told reporters, referring to the prime minister\u2019s Downing Street office. The ministerial code is clear that any ministerial media interventions need approval from No 10.<\/p>\n

Sunak is under pressure to sack Braverman, but his spokesperson Max Blain also said the prime minister still had full confidence in her.<\/p>\n

Sunak\u2019s deputy held meetings this week to discuss plans for changes to his cabinet, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, adding that a reshuffle could come as soon as next week.<\/p>\n

Braverman is seen as a potential future leader of the governing Conservative Party, and has consistently staked out far-right positions on issues such as multiculturalism and immigration.<\/p>\n

The opposition Labour Party has drawn on such incidents to paint a picture of a weak and divided government, with Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, calling Braverman \u201cout of control\u201d and Labour leader Keir Starmer saying that Sunak is too weak to challenge her.<\/p>\n

Sunak \u201cmust know that this isn\u2019t the way that a home secretary should behave,\u201d said Starmer. \u201cHe must know in himself that the role of responsible government is to reduce tension and to support police in the difficult decisions they have to make.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an open letter to Sunak, Labour\u2019s national campaign coordinator Pat McFadden noted that \u201cno previous Home Secretary has ever launched such an attack on the police\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The Prime Minister\u2019s spokesperson has confirmed that the Home Secretary\u2019s article was not cleared by No 10. <\/p>\n

Article 8.2 of the Ministerial code says all such interventions have to be cleared. <\/p>\n

Given it wasn\u2019t cleared, what will he do now? My letter to the PM is below. pic.twitter.com\/qNff6lOfZG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pat McFadden (@patmcfaddenmp) November 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There was no further update from Sunak\u2019s office about what action it would take, if any, against Braverman, according to British media reports.<\/p>\n

Braverman\u2019s stance towards pro-Palestinian political activity has previously drawn criticism, including comments suggesting that waving a Palestinian flag could be a criminal offence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not believe that these marches are merely a cry for help for Gaza,\u201d Braverman wrote in The Times. \u201cThey are an assertion of primacy by certain groups \u2013 particularly Islamists \u2013 of the kind we are more used to seeing in Northern Ireland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conservative members have said that her comments are divisive and undermine the police.<\/p>\n

Critics have said Braverman is trying to position herself for a party leadership contest that could come if the Conservatives lose power in an election that is expected next year. Opinion polls have for months put the party 15 to 20 points behind Labour.<\/p>\n

London has witnessed massive weekend demonstrations\u00a0over the past month, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to denounce Israel\u2019s relentless bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip and demand the United Kingdom government call for a ceasefire.<\/p>\n

A large rally in support of Palestine is expected to take place on Saturday, coinciding with Armistice weekend, an annual remembrance of World War I.<\/p>\n

Police Commissioner Mark Rowley has said there were insufficient grounds to ban a pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt a time when we should be seeking to unite communities \u2013 the Home Secretary is dividing them. Language matters \u2013 and the Home Sec\u2019s comments are inaccurate, inflammatory and irresponsible,\u201d London Mayor Said Khan posted on X.<\/p>\n

Since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out on October 7 \u2013 following an attack on Israel by the Palestinian group that Israeli authorities say killed more than 1,400 people \u2013 Jewish, Muslim, and Arab communities around the world have expressed fear that tensions could spill over into their own communities.<\/p>\n

At least 10,812 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since.<\/p>\n

It is not the first time the right-wing minister has been the subject of controversy. Braverman recently called homelessness a \u201clifestyle choice\u201d and previously drew censure from Pakistan\u2019s foreign minister after saying that Pakistani men \u201chold cultural values at odds with British values\u201d and worked in abuse rings that target \u201cvulnerable white English girls\u201d.<\/p>\n

She was in Rwanda this year to discuss an agreement in which the UK will relocate undocumented refugees and migrants there as she doubles down on a plan that has been mired in legal challenges and controversy, and was faced scathing criticism for describing the arrival of asylum seekers on the UK\u2019s southern coast as an \u201cinvasion\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n