Suella Braverman must resign now

The home secretary has undermined the independence of the police and weaponised Remembrance commemorations for her own political ends. She must not be allowed to represent us at the Cenotaph on Sunday, writes former attorney general Dominic Grieve

Suella Braverman has sought to weaponise the Remembrance commemoration for her own purposes (PA Wire)

The home secretary, like her predecessors, bears a heavy responsibility. She is the minister within government with ultimate responsibility for our internal national security and, as importantly, for ensuring that our freedom and democracy are preserved. Central to these tenets is the right to freedom of expression under the law.

Because we are a free society, the enforcement of the law is rightly outside her powers. That rests with the police, who take an oath to uphold and enforce the law without fear or favour, and an independent prosecutorial service to bring prosecutions if there is evidence that the law has been broken. If laws need changing, it is for parliament to do so.

In the last few days, Suella Braverman has entirely departed from these principles.