By Stefan Boscia
Sir Keir Starmer has accused the new Prime Minister of doing a “grubby deal” to make Suella Braverman home secretary, after she was sacked from the role last week.
Braverman was sacked by Liz Truss for breaching the ministerial code when she sent Home Office documents to a Tory backbencher.
It has been widely speculated that Braverman endorsed Sunak as Tory leader on Sunday over Boris Johnson, after securing a guarantee that she would get her job back.
Starmer said in Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) that Rishi Sunak “was so weak that he’s done a grubby deal trading national security, because he was scared to lose another leadership election”.
“As always with them – party first, country second,” Starmer said.
Sunak said that Braverman “made an error of judgment but she recognised that, she raised the matter, and she accepted her mistake”.
It has been reported by some outlets that concerns were raised in the civil service about giving Braverman security clearance, after last week’s events.
Cabinet secretary Simon Case was said to be furious with the appointment – something denied by Number 10.
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