Suella Braverman sacked as Home Secretary as Liz Truss battles to keep power and apologises over U-turns

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epa10250093 British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrives for a cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London, Britain, 18 October 2022. The meeting is chaired by Prime Minister Liz Truss. EPA/TOLGA AKMEN

SUELLA Braverman has been sacked as Home Secretary this afternoon in yet another headache for PM Liz Truss.

The new Home Secretary is leaving government just six weeks after being appointed by the new PM.

Suella Braverman has been sacked as Home Secretary today, the Sun understands

She was appointed to replace Priti Patel when Ms Truss became Tory leader and PM.

But the pair have been at loggerheads ever since – with major disagreements over small boats and migration policy.

She becomes the third-shortest Home Secretary ever.

HOAR understands former Home Secretary Sajid Javid was in running for the role last night – after a massive row between the pair about relaxing visas.

Former Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is now poised to replace her.

It came after the PM cleared her diary this afternoon – canning a planned trip to stay in the Commons at the last minute.

The PM was due to speak to reporters in a pooled clip, but this was canned just two hours later.

An embattled Ms Truss is on tenterhooks after loads of Tory MPs lashed out at her over the fall-out from the mini budget.

The disastrous package of unfunded tax cuts sent mortgages soaring and the pound plummeting.

It was torn to shreds this week by Jeremy Hunt, who was dragged in by Ms Truss to replace Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor.

And Tory MP William Wragg became the sixth MP to put a letter of no confidence in PM earlier today – saying she should quit.

The committee chair admitted he’d sent a letter of no confidence in the PM to 1922 backbench committee chair Sir Graham Brady.

Mr Wragg said he’d vote in favour of fracking so he can keep the Tory whip and ensure his letter is still valid.

Earlier, the PM insisted she WON’T quit at a make-or-break PMQs – telling her MPs “I’m a fighter”.

And she committed to keeping the triple lock on pensions, just hours after her own spokesperson refused to do so.