Suella Braverman has resigned as domestic secretary after sending an professional file to a parliamentary colleague the use of her private e-mail. Here is her resignation letter in full.
Dear Prime Minister,
It is with the best regret that I am deciding on to soft my resignation.
Earlier today, I despatched an professional file from my private e-mail to a depended on parliamentary colleague as a part of coverage engagement, and with the purpose of garnering aid for authorities coverage on migration. This constitutes a technical infringement of the rules. As you know, the file become a draft Written Ministerial Statement approximately migration, due for e-book imminently. Much of it had already been briefed to MPs. Nevertheless it’s far proper for me to go.
As quickly as I realised my mistake, I swiftly mentioned this on professional channels, and knowledgeable the Cabinet Secretary. As Home Secretary I keep myself to the very best requirements and my resignation is the proper aspect to do. The commercial enterprise of presidency is predicated upon human beings accepting obligation for his or her mistakes. Pretending we have not made mistakes, wearing on as though all and sundry cannot see that we’ve got made them, and hoping that matters will magically come proper isn’t severe polities. I actually have made a mistake; I be given obligation: I resign.
It is apparent to each one which we’re going thru a tumultuous time. I actually have worries approximately the route of this authorities. Not most effective have we damaged key pledges that have been promised to our voters, however I actually have had severe worries approximately this Government’s dedication to honouring manifesto commitments, along with decreasing usual migration numbers and preventing unlawful migration, specifically the damaging small boats crossings.
It has been a exceptional honour to serve on the Home Office. In even the short time that I were here, it’s been very clean that there may be a whole lot to do, in phrases of turning in at the priorities of the British human beings. They deserve policing they are able to recognize, an immigration coverage they need and voted for in such unambiguous numbers on the final election, and legal guidelines which serve the general public true, and now no longer the pursuits of egocentric protesters.
I am very thankful to all of my officials, unique advisers and ministerial group for all in their assist at some stage in my time as Home Secretary. I in particular would love to pay tribute to the heroic policemen and ladies and all people who paintings at Border Force and in our safety services. To oversee Operation Bridges – the most important policing operation in a generation – become a exceptional honour and I am thankful to have had the possibility to serve.
I wish my successor good luck.
Yours sincerely,
Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP
In response, Prime Minister Liz Truss wrote:
Dear Suella,
Thank you to your letter. I be given your resignation and recognize the selection you’ve got got made. It is crucial that the Ministerial Code is upheld, and that Cabinet confidentiality is respected.
I am thankful to your provider as Home Secretary. Your time in workplace has been marked via way of means of your steadfast dedication to preserving the British human beings safe. You oversaw the most important ever ceremonial policing operation, while hundreds of officials have been deployed from forces throughout the UK to make certain the protection of the Royal Family and all people who accrued in mourning for Her Late Majesty The Queen.
I am additionally thankful to your preceding paintings as Attorney General, as my Cabinet colleague and especially your paintings at the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.
I stay up for operating with you withinside the destiny and want you all of the best.
Best wishes
Liz Truss