Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure to sack Braverman after she accused the police on Thursday of exhibiting a "double standard" in the way it treats protests, notably pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

"The words that she used are not words that I myself would have used," Hunt told reporters. "The prime minister said that he has full confidence in her and I have nothing further to add."

(Reporting by Farouq Suleiman, writing by Sarah Young; editing by Michael Holden)