CAMPAIGNERS welcomed Suella Braverman’s sacking from her home secretary role today — but braced for continued assaults on the right to protest. 

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave Ms Braverman the boot after she defied No10 by publishing an unapproved article which is widely blamed for inciting a far-right riot near the Cenotaph on Saturday.

The article for the Times accused police of “playing favourites” with pro-Palestinian protesters while targeting the far-right. Following the article she faced accusations of stoking tensions ahead of Saturday’s protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

As the rally took place, far-right counter-protesters clashed with police near the Cenotaph, resulting in 92 arrests. Offences included violence, possession of drugs as well as possessing weapons.

James Cleverly will replace Ms Braverman, with former prime minister David Cameron unexpectedly returning to replace him as foreign secretary.

While Ms Braverman’s departure has been welcome news to MPs and campaigners alike, her troubled legacy in empowering the far-right and clamping down on the right to protest lingers.

“Braverman will forever be remembered as the home secretary that built the far right,” said Stand Up To Racism co-convener Sabby Dhalu.

Ms Dhalu described the sacking as “long overdue” and said she has “no doubt” that the far-right on the streets on Saturday were “emboldened” by Ms Braverman’s remarks last week.  

But she warned that with Ms Braverman’s rhetoric unchallenged, it was “not enough” for her to be sacked and that the Tory government has “blood on its hands.” 

Former leader of the fascist English Defence League Tommy Robinson expressed disappointment at the dismissal. 

“Our spineless leaders have got rid of the only person in a senior role who actually had one,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter, which he was recently allowed to return to.

On the same platform, Labour MP Zarah Sultana described Ms Braverman as the “nastiest and most divisive home secretary I’ve ever encountered.”

Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater said Ms Braverman plunged Britain “into toxic turmoil because of her cruel policies,” which included plans to deport refugees to Rwanda and stop homeless people from using tents.

One legacy that Mr Suank is set on continuing is a clampdown on protesters.

Under Ms Braverman’s tenure, the Public Order Act was passed expanding the use of stop and search, as well as orders that ban people from protests and monitor their movements, and the banning of “locking on” during protests. 

Following the sack, Just Stop Oil said: “This divisive and illegitimate government is toast.

“They can bolster their ranks with second-hand prime ministers and threaten ever more draconian laws to squash dissent, but no-one is fooled.”

An Extinction Rebellion spokesperson said: "It is becoming increasingly obvious that this government is intent on using the police and the judicial system to silence protestors, and stamp out all effective protest.

“The parallels with the use of the law to facilitate the rise of fascism in 1920 and 30s Germany and Italy are becoming ever more chilling.

"The very last thing that is needed is more legal power to allow the State to stop protest. Everyone should be very frightened by how far down the path to authoritarianism we have already travelled.”

Mr Sunak is looking to give police greater powers to suppress demonstrations, as rallies across Britain calling for a ceasefire in Gaza continue.

The PM will reportedly use legal loopholes to lower the threshold at which the police can ban marches over supposed safety concerns. 

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley had declined to block the massive Palestine march in London last Saturday, saying the scale of potential trouble fell short of the threshold the law demands for a ban.

Mr Sunak has vowed to hold the Met  “accountable” for the move and is set to meet Sir Mark in the coming days. 

Protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza are set to continue as the death toll nears 12,000.

The strip’s largest hospital has ceased operations as Israeli soldiers surround the complex where 2,300 people remain trapped by battles. 

“Rather than listen to our message, the government is considering trying to make it easier to ban our marches. We will not accept this,” said Stop the War Coalition convener Lindsey German.