Former home secretary Suella Braverman got an earful on live radio over the Tories' legacy

Suella Braverman got more than she bargained for when she presented on LBC on Monday.

The former home secretary – and, until recently, a Tory leadership hopeful – was met with a wave of frustration from the public calling in to the broadcaster while she was hosting James O’Brien’s usual show.

At one point, the Conservative MP said: “I talk about the deficit, I’m very proud of our record on the deficit – it was 10% in 2010, it’s now on 1.9%.

“That’s because of prudent decisions on public spending.”

However, one caller named Peter said: “I’m not blaming you personally, but I think it does say something about the financial understanding of many of Tory representatives.

“The debt has been going up consistently and the........

© HuffPost