Some Tory Mp's Are Questioning Suella Braverman's Return

[perseverer]

After the complaints about the opposition going on about the Home Secretary's reappointment, a number of prominent Tories have joined in questioning whether the PM should have brought her back. What do we think?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63410737

[Peter Pedant]

we think the Tory MPs should bliddy well stop moiling
Adhere and start governing

[youngmafbog]

From you:
//a number of prominent Tories//
From the article:
//Two Conservative MPs have questioned the re-appointment //

[ichkeria]

I predict she’ll have to resign again quite soon.
It was an odd appointment by Sunak given you’d think he’d at least want to avoid controversy. He’s just given the Opposition ammunition needlessly.

[archibaldy]

2 is definitely a number.

[davebro]

some Tory MPs need to keep their gobs shut for a while

[tomus42]

I think her appointment will come back to haunt him, not because he's done a deal with her to get her support, but because she seems like bit of a nutter. She'll probably go in his first reshuffle.

[naomi24]

I like her - I think she's strong - but I think she will be hounded until she resigns. Hounding seems to be the priority of many MPs these days.

[perseverer]

Thanks archibaldy, you beat me to it.
Seriously, as someone who is not a Tory supporter (in case you hadn't noticed, but neither am I hard left 5C etc either) I think what we need now is for the government we have to actually get on with trying to sort out the country as best as they can. A general election now would mean another 6 or 7 weeks of inaction as far as running the country goes.) Messing about with cabinet positions would also cause more chaos.

[tomus42]

It's all about infighting and internal rivalries perseverer. These are more important to some than unity, or doing what's best for the country. Labour are the same.

[Spungle]

The new PM should be free to select whoever be wants, so long as he is prepared to take responsibility for the consequences of those choices. Braverman made an error, apologised for it, resigned over it, and I wish her well in learning from her mistakes and cracking on with the job. Cooper and others are right to question the rapidity of Braverman's re-appointment and only time will tell whether the PM's judgement was right or wrong.

[cashier]

I just wish they would stop the sniping and give Rishi Sunak and his government a chance, start criticising in six months when nothing has changed except the disappearance of the triple lock.

[Canary42]

/// Braverman made an error, apologised for it ///

Like so many "public" apologies, what she's sorry for is that she got caught. Either that or she's so thick to think it was OK in the first case that she's not fit to govern.

With the predilection for back-stabbing that epitomises the Tory Party, Rishi would be wiser to dump her.

[douglas9401]

I'd hate to think she's just another mouth on a stick, we'll see though.

[ZebuSanctuary]

// she's not fit to govern. //

So a Labour peer is concerned that the security and intelligence services will not share vital information with her, thus compromising the nation's security.

These claims have little mileage! Sunak chose to reappoint her on merit. Assured that Braverman continues to have strong relationships with all the operational bodies that report into the Home Office. Her expertise should not be undermined!

She is one of the few MPs who is prepared to put her head above the parapet. That head of hers is most certainly going to be tested as looming and difficult issues face her. Namely the ECHR and migrant crisis.

Those MPs in her own party who continue to question the PM's decision, need to think again.

[Paigntonian]

Surely the point is that Sunak and his advisors should have been able to foresee that her appointment would/could mar his first days in office. So that was a misjudgement on his and their part. And if it was misjudgement their part it doesn't bode well.

[youngmafbog]

//but because she seems like bit of a nutter.//

From someone who has never met her or heard her speak outside of public address I'd wager.

Well mate I can tell you she is not the nutter.

[Paigntonian]

Canary: It matters not a jot whether she did, or did not, make a misjudgement, though it was clearly a misjudgement. She did it several times. If anyone in the commercial world did what she did (confidential documents to a third party) then they would be fired. The point is that, in politics, perception is reality. And Sunak has made a big mistake. The proof of that is that his first two days have been damaged by his mistake and that he has gifted a knife to Labour. Just plain, amateur, politics.

[douglas9401]

A casual 'some of my best friends...' moment at 17:08. :-)

[maggiebee]

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/spies-could-reluctant-share-secrets-151200247.html

Would this link shed any light on the situation?

[Old_Geezer]

It's vital she returns as she seemed the only one who knew what was needed. Which is probably why many want to see her out. She still has to convince the rest to back her though. Maybe if we leave the ECHR next week we can believe again. The excuse used to get her out from Liz's cabinet was clearly just that, an excuse. Hardly a resigning/sacking offence. So no ammunition for anyone.