BBC: Amber Rudd resigns as home secretary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43944988
I was not expecting that. I thought the PM would have kept her on at all costs to use as human shield over the Windrush scandal. Then again, giving misleading official answers is about the worst crime a minister can commit.
Same here - I thought May would keep her to deflects blame away from herself, though as Barry Gardiner points out here…
‘If Amber Rudd has gone because of a memo to @theresa_may telling her about higher targets for enforced removals, then surely the Prime Minister also knew and should not have allowed parliament to be misled all last week.’ - https://twitter.com/BarryGardiner
maybe it won’t be too long before she’ll have to answer questions herself?
Rudd’s replacement, Sajid Javid, doesn’t exactly inspire confidence either (from when he was Communities Minister):-
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/grenfell-tower-sajid-javid-cant-13194086
Had the misfortune to meet the man in person - an underwhelming man, and not a very good MP - even for his local constituents, let alone being in the Cabinet. Still hadn’t managed to re-home the survivors of Grenfell nearly a year on despite his promises and PR rhetoric - amongst other failures - and gets a promotion to Home Secretary for it (maybe May is keeping her enemies close?)