Suella Braverman has accused Rishi Sunak of betraying the nation.

The former home secretary, who was sacked on Monday morning, claimed in her resignation letter to the Prime Minister that he had “manifestly and repeatedly failed” to help her deliver her policies.

She claimed he never had any intention of taking the action required to stop the boats.

In a brutal letter, Mrs Braverman said: “Your plan is not working, we have endured record election defeats, your resets have failed and we are running out of time. You need to change course urgently.”

The former minister pointed out that Mr Sunak was never elected by the Tory leadership, saying he had been “rejected by a majority of party members”.

She said it was only the backing she gave to him in October 2022 that secured his position in No 10. 

“It is generally agreed that my support was a pivotal factor in winning the leadership contest and thus enabling you to become Prime Minister,” she said.

She added that she only agreed to come back into Government if the Prime Minister stuck to four promises on home affairs, Brexit and the protection of biological sex.

“You have manifestly and repeatedly failed to deliver on every single one of these key policies,” she said. 

“Either your distinctive style of government means you are incapable of doing so. Or, as I must surely conclude now, you never had any intention of keeping your promises.”

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