World News | Grant Shapps named new UK Home Secretary

London [UK]October 19 (ANI): British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Wednesday appointed Welwyn Hatfield MP Grant Shapps as the new Home Secretary following the departure of Suella Braverman earlier today.

“Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP @grantshapps has been appointed as Home Office Secretary of State @ukhomeoffice,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a tweet.

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Indian-born Home Secretary Braverman today offered to resign, citing a “technical breach of the rules” she committed when sending official documents to parliamentary colleagues.

“It’s not serious politics to pretend we didn’t make mistakes, to pretend everyone couldn’t see that we made mistakes and hope things magically turn around. I made mistakes and I take responsibility; I resign,” Braverman said in a statement. said in a letter posted on her Twitter account.

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In her letter to Prime Minister Truz, she also expressed concerns about the direction of the government and said key promises to voters had been broken.

“It’s clear we’re going through a period of turbulence. I’m concerned about the direction of this administration. Not only have we broken key promises to voters, but I’m very concerned about this administration’s commitment to delivering on manifesto promises, such as reducing overall immigration and Stop illegal immigration, especially dangerous boat crossings,” she added.

Braverman said she committed a “technical breach” by sending official documents in her personal email to colleagues in parliament.

“As part of the policy engagement, I sent an official document from my personal email to a trusted parliamentary colleague in order to gain support for the government’s immigration policy. This constitutes a technical breach of the rules,” he said. she says.

The resignation comes less than a week after UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked after less than six weeks in office. Kwarteng was sacked after the new government’s massive tax cut package on September 23 sent UK government bonds tumbling. (ANI)

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