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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman, one of his most senior ministers, following comments she made last week about the police's handling of a pro-Palestinian march in London.
Braverman was accused of "fanning the flames of division" and inciting the far-right, after using inflammatory language against the pro-Palestinian demonstrations and accusing the police of "double standards".
This video was created just before it was confirmed this morning that Braverman had been sacked. Braverman had last week defied Sunak by publishing an article attacking the police's handling of the weekly Palestine solidarity protests, which have been calling for an end to Israel's bombardment of Gaza that has so far killed more than 11,000 people.
Critics said her stance helped inflame tensions and encourage far-right protesters to take to the streets of London on November 11 - the same day at least 800,000 people took part in the Palestine solidarity march - thus putting Sunak under pressure to take action.
Calls for Braverman to step down had been growing louder for weeks, with criticism mostly aimed at her response to the protests that have been taking place across the UK since Israel launched its brutal assault on Gaza on 7 October.
