One cabinet minister says Ms Braverman has “embarrassed the prime minister”, while Mr Sunak “faces a political calculation” over whether having her on the back benches could cause him more problems than keeping her in post, according to the Daily Telegraph. The paper also carries an article by the new director of public prosecutions, Stephen Parkinson KC, throwing his support behind the police. “Effective and fair justice requires independent institutions to apply the law without fear or favour,” he writes.