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Suella Braverman has resigned as home secretary. Here's what you need to know about her.
She was in the role for just six weeks
She was appointed home secretary, one of the top jobs in government, in September when Liz Truss became the new prime minister. She was responsible for overseeing UK borders, policing and counter-terrorism.
She's 42, married and has two children under three
Suella, short for Sue-Ellen, married Rael Braverman at the House of Commons in 2018 and their children George and Gabriella were born in 2019 and 2021.
Her parents emigrated to the UK in the 1960s
Born in Harrow, north-west London she grew up in nearby Wembley with her parents who come from Kenya and Mauritius. Her mum was an NHS nurse and Tory councillor who also ran to become an MP.
She supported plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda
When the first flight was grounded by the European court of human rights she said the decision was "unacceptable".
She's a Brexiteer
She worked as a junior Brexit minister but quit in protest of Theresa May's EU deal. A qualified barrister, she was made attorney general - the government's chief legal advisor - by Boris Johnson in 2020.
She ran in the Tory leadership contest
She pledged to cut taxes and stand up to "woke rubbish" but was voted out in the second round.
She is a Buddhist
When she became an MP she took her oath of office on the book of Buddhist scripture Dhammapada.
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