Suella Braverman steps down as home secretary after sharing secure information on private phone
The Fareham MP has criticised Liz Truss's government in her resignation letter
Fareham MP Suella Braverman has left her job as Home Secretary.
It is the latest blow for Liz Truss, after a tumultuous first few weeks in Downing Street, which saw her economic policies torn up.
William Wragg's become the sixth Tory MP publicly calling for the Prime Minister to quit.
In her resignation letter, Suella Braverman admitted sending an "official document from my personal email".
She said she sent the message to a "trusted parliamentary colleague as part of policy engagement, and with the aim of garnering support for government policy on migration".
She acknowledged that constituted a "technical infringement of the rules", the document was a draft written ministerial statement, and while much of it had already been briefed to MPs "nevertheless it is right for me to go".
She said "the business of government relies upon people accepting responsibility for their mistakes" adding: "Pretending we haven't made mistakes, carrying on as if everyone can't see we have made them and hoping that things will magically come right is not serious politics.
"I have made a mistake; I accept responsibility; I resign."
Suella Braverman said she had "concerns about the direction of this government".
"It is obvious to everyone that we are going through a tumultuous time," she said.
"I have concerns about the direction of this government. Not only have we broken key pledges that were promised to our voters, but I have had serious concerns about this Government's commitment to honouring manifesto commitments, such as reducing overall migration numbers and stopping illegal migration, particularly the dangerous small boats crossings."