Indian-Origin Suella Braverman Among Early Contenders For UK PM Race After Boris Johnson Quits

The pro-Brexit section of the conservative party is likely to back the 42-year-old barrister who serves as the government's top legal representative.

UK Attorney General Suella Braverman. ( Image Source :Getty Images )

Following Boris Johnson's resignation as Conservative Party leader, Indian-origin Suella Braverman, now the Attorney General in the UK Cabinet, is one of the first Tory MPs to publicly launch her leadership campaign, news agency PTI reported.

The pro-Brexit section of the conservative party is likely to back the 42-year-old barrister who serves as the government's top legal representative.

"I am putting myself forward because I believe that the 2019 manifesto is fit for purpose, presents a bold and inspiring vision for our country and I want to deliver on the promises contained in that manifesto. I want to embed the opportunities of Brexit and tidy up the outstanding issues…and cut taxes,” Braverman was quoted by PTI in its report. 

The final shortlist of contenders is scheduled to debate until a vote between the last two determines the winner, who will be the next Conservative Party leader and formally succeed Johnson as the new British prime minister.

Who Is Suella Braverman?

After completing an Erasmus year in France and her studies at Cambridge University, Braverman went on to get a master's degree in European and French law at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University. At No5 Chambers in London, she moved on to specialize in commercial litigation, judicial review, immigration, and planning law, The Scotsman reported.

In 2005, when Braverman ran for office in Leicester East, she transitioned into politics. She was ultimately chosen as the Conservative candidate in Fareham and elected to the House of Commons as Fareham MP in 2015, receiving 56.1 percent of the vote.

Braverman was named Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland in a reshuffle on February 13th, 2020, following Geoffrey Cox, who had been sacked from government.

She is the second female Attorney General and the first Conservative female Attorney General. She was chastised at the time for her lack of experience, and afterwards by members of the Bar Council for her poor selections in the job.

Braverman is a staunch Brexit supporter and member of the Conservative Party's right wing, according to her political background. She agreed with the contentious choice to deport migrants to Rwanda.