Suella Braverman has been sacked as home secretary.

She was asked to leave the job this morning by Rishi Sunak.

It is the second time Ms Braverman has lost the job of home secretary – after she resigned from Liz Truss’s government breaking the ministerial code.

Mr Sunak reappointed her less than a week later when he took over as prime minister.

Last week, Mr Barverman wrote a newspaper article that criticised the Metropolitan Police’s handling of a controversial pro-Palestinian march for Armistice Day.

In a post on the Conservative Party’s social media, it claims Mr Sunak’s reshuffle today “strengthens his team in government to deliver long-term decisions for a brighter future”.

The prime minister came under pressure to act after Ms Braverman was accused of undermining the operational independence of – and public confidence in – the police.

Critics – from both opposition parties and fellow Tory MPs – called Ms Braverman’s comments “offensive” and “inflammatory”.

In a piece for The Times, Ms Braverman accused the police of “playing favourites” with how it handles controversial protests by showing a more lenient attitude to left-wing protesters than their right-wing counterparts.

She ramped up her attacks on those attending pro-Palestinian demonstrations – likening them to Protestant marches in Northern Ireland – comments that were labelled “wholly offensive” and “ignorant” by one former Tory cabinet minister.

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Over the weekend, far-right protesters clashed with police in Westminster. Elsewhere, pro-Palestine marches also ended with arrests.

Speaking to Sky News this morning, armed forces minister James Heappey became the latest member of the government to distances themselves from Ms Braverman’s words – joining Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

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