'Suella and I are on completely different planets when it comes to the rights of women and girls and also the way that we talk about ethnic minorities' Government adviser Nimco Ali to step down to avoid serving under Home Secretary Suella Braverman
"Suella and I are on completely different planets when it comes to the rights of women and girls and also the way that we talk about ethnic minorities," she said.
Ms Ali said Ms Braverman had different approaches to "people like me who are from a refugee background".When pressed on whether she would remain as an adviser, she said "ultimately no, I'm not going to continue".. Ms Ali had a major role in preparing the ground work for the bill and led a consultation into making street harassment a specific crime while serving under former home secretary Priti Patel.Labour says Ms Ali's decision is "damning for Suella Braverman"
The BBC understands there has been no decision about appointing someone else to the role of Independent Adviser on Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls. Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper called Ms Ali's decision "damning for Suella Braverman"."It shows how weak Rishi Sunak was to appoint her. More chaos at the heart of this Tory government."More on this story
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