'Wokerati' hater Suella Braverman sacked – what bonkers term actually means

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Suella Braverman was sacked on Monday (Image: PA)
Suella Braverman was sacked on Monday (Image: PA)

Suella Braverman was sacked from her role as Home Secretary after her unauthorised attack on police chiefs - but she has a long history of using scathing and sometimes downright bizarre turns of phrase to blame others for causing disruption.

Beloved by the right of the Tory party for her outspoken views, Braverman previously slammed what she called an anti-growth coalition after she backed legislation which aims to crack down on protests. In what can only be described as one of the maddest monologues in British political history, she claimed this "Wokerati" group was made up of Labour and Lib-Dem party members and Guardian-readers.

No? We don't have a clue either.

The former home secretary has long been a divisive figure, and remained so up until the end. She defended the government's controversial Public Order Bill last month, which aims to crack down on disruptive demonstrations, such as an offence of obstructing transport networks.

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She referred to the disruption caused by Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil and said the Labour Party, and "tofu-eating wokerati" are behind the chaos, reports Sky News. Braverman previously told MPs: "Yes, I'm afraid, it's the Labour Party, it's the Lib Dems, it's the coalition of chaos, it's the Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati, dare I say, the anti-growth coalition that we have to thank for the disruption that we are seeing on our roads today."

'Seeds of riot sown hundreds of miles away - and Braverman was silent for hours''Seeds of riot sown hundreds of miles away - and Braverman was silent for hours'

On Monday, it was announced that she was sacked after her claim that forces "play favourites" with protest groups. Downing Street confirmed that James Cleverly would take over her position. She said in a statement: "It has been the greatest privilege of my life to serve as Home Secretary. I will have more to say in due course."

Monica Charsley

Suella Braverman

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