Suella Braverman

Jan 17, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Suella Braverman

“Hell.” That was how Sir Patrick Hastings, one of Britain’s former Attorneys General, described his brief and turbulent time in the role. Hastings’ tenure, marred by the Campbell Case of 1924, ended in political calamity – a vote of no confidence in Ramsay MacDonald’s Labour government that led to its collapse. A century later, echoes of Hastings’ plight resonate disturbingly in today’s political and legal landscape.

Jan 17, 2025 | msn.com | Suella Braverman

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Jan 14, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Suella Braverman

It has been said that foreign policy is the ultimate proving ground for political competence. It demands clarity, decisiveness, and above all, an unshakable commitment to the national interest. Some of our country’s greatest statesmen have served as Foreign Secretary: Lord Palmerston, who put Britain on the map as a global power in the 19th century; Bevin, who was instrumental in the creation of NATO and Eden – before Suez – who shaped the Allied war strategy in the 20th.

Jan 8, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Suella Braverman

By any measure, Labour’s favourite attack line – “You awful Tories caused the mess in the first place” – has had a good run. From net migration to tax burdens, defence spending, and the Channel crossings, it’s their go-to refrain. And, truth be told, they’re not always wrong. I’ve been frank about our shortcomings for some time now, much to the chagrin of more defensive colleagues. Yet I can’t help but wonder how long Labour can coast on this strategy. Six months? Twelve?

Dec 5, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Suella Braverman

Muslim protesters in London on Remembrance Day 2010 Credit: Clive Gee/PA Technically speaking, the criminal offence of blasphemy was abolished in Great Britain by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act of 2008. Yet a growing number of incidents suggest that a shadow blasphemy law has crept into our national psyche, enforced not by statute but by a toxic cocktail of political correctness, identity politics, and institutional cowardice. This is not merely a misunderstanding of law and...