Truss Names Suella Braverman as Home Secretary

Suella Braverman, U.K. attorney general, arrives for a weekly meeting of cabinet ministers in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. As U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces calls to compromise in order to secure a trade deal with the European Union, one thing above all is limiting his room to move: the Conservative Party.Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

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By THE PRESS ASSOCIATION (Flora Thompson, PA Home Affairs Correspondent)

September 6, 2022 at 2:25 PM EDT

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A barrister who said the courts should stay out of politics and criticised the civil service for being too "woke" has risen through the Tory ranks to her most senior government appointment to date.

Suella Braverman, who became the first person to launch a bid to become the next prime minister before being knocked out of the race and deciding to back Liz Truss, has held on to her place in Cabinet and gained a promotion to Home Secretary, taking over from Priti Patel.

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