Suella Braverman

Early life

Privately educated, then attended University of Cambridge

While studying at University, she lived in France for two years, benefitting from the ERASMUS scheme, in which the EU part-funds students to study abroad. Students today do not have the same opportunity for this scheme because of Brexit, which Braverman supported.

Pre-politics

After she graduated, Braverman embarked upon an unimpressive legal career.

She claimed to have contributed to a legal textbook, but the author has accused Braverman of lying on her CV, as her contribution was only doing photocopying for him.

Political career

First gained public attention after an interaction in Parliament with Labour MP Emily Thornberry, where Braverman accused Thornberry of being embarrassed by the Union Jack flag and turning that into a segue of announcing her political heroes are Churchill and Thatcher

She gained a place on the King’s Council as a result of Boris Johnson appointing her as Attorney General, not due to success in her legal career.

Race to become Prime Minister

The day before Boris Johnson resigned as Prime Minister she continued to pledge her support to the incumbent leader. However in the same interview, she said that she wanted to run for leadership, despite the fact the vacancy was not yet open.

Once Boris Johnson did vacate his position, Braverman formally launched her campaign to succeed him. One of her main selling points was a commitment to leave the European Court of Human Rights- something only Russia has done permanently.

Home Secretary

Was appointed Home Secretary in September 2022 by new Prime Minister Liz Truss. Here’s some things she has said and supported, which are rather extremist.

Said she “dreams of” and it is her “obsession” to send asylum seekers to Rwanda against their will.

Despite evidence to the contrary, Braverman claims Rwanda is a safe country, despite evidence to the contrary.

Sacked and Back after 6 days

Braverman claims to have resigned over an error over sending emails accidentally from her personal email. But it turns out she was emailing briefing documents to herself so she could brief non-government allies under the radar.

Six days later, when Rishi Sunak took over as Prime Minister, he reinstated Braverman as Home Secretary.

Same old apologist for the 1%

Even after the U-turn on cutting tax for the society’s earners, she still doggedly defended the decision of taking from the poor to give to the rich, calling the reversal “disappointing”.

She has taken funding from an organisation that are climate change denialists

Culture warrior

Braverman often uses divide and conquer strategies to advance her own, and billionaire, interests.

For example, she wants to make Cannabis a Class A drug. and thinks people are too relaiant on benefits.

Inciting hatred for political gain

Braverman has been accused of going beyond the typical divide and conquer tactics used by the establishment. Her comments, many of which are lies, are far more hateful than anything made by almost anyone else in mainstream political life. It has been argued it is a cynical attempt to advance her political ambitions.

Racism

In April 2023, Braverman in an interview states that the UK has a bad problem with Pakistani grooming gangs, despite no evidence.

In anti-refugee rhetoric, Braverman has describes those feeling their hhome countries as a "swarm" "hurricane" and "invasion" in separate occasions.

Calling rough sleeping a lifestyle choice

In an attempt to pass a law which would restrict charities from giving tents to rough sleepers, Braverman described homelessness as a "lifestyle choice". Her tweet also added some racism for good measure.

Attacking free speech

In October and November 2023, Braverman pressured police to illegally stop marches against the Israel-Gaza war. She called these "hate-marches".

Miscellaneous embarrassing moments

She asked if she could put a speeding ticket on expenses. This request was declined.

She considered calling into a phone-in radio show posing as a member of the public to quote Margaret Thatcher and defend herself against claims of racism.

Claimed £25,000 of expenses on energy bills of her parents' house, which she lives in rent free.

In November 2023, Braverman wrote an article in The Times criticising the pro-Palestine marches which were due to take place in London on Armistice Day. She described the march as "Islamist" and "a hate march" comparing it to the sectarian marches in Northern Ireland. When loyalists complained about the comparison, her team had to issue a correction that she was referring to republican marches. Braverman did not know that republicans do not traditionally known to march. These comments were not only offensive and insensitive, but ignorant and factually inaccurate.