Sussan Ley opens up the last moment before mom dies after watching her daughter become the first woman to become a liberal

Sussan Ley shares how she spent her last moments with her mother, who passed a few days after her history as the first female leader of the Liberal Party.

Angela Braybrooks, 93, spent the last few days in palliative care and was surrounded by her family before passing away Saturday.

After being elected as opposition leader on Tuesday, Ley rushed to the hospital in Albury on the NSW and Victorian border to be with her mother.

“When I got home, her eyes were a little brighter when she saw me,” Lai said. Sunday Telegraph.

Born in Nigeria, Ley was a British citizen at the time and spent her early years in the Middle East where her father worked in military intelligence.

While most wives had been in the traditional role of family maker at the time, Ley kept recalling her mother at work.

Ms Braybrooks runs a daycare, opens a library in their home and trains as nurses when their family settles in Australia.

Lai proudly calls her mother her role model and tells her at their last moment.

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“I held her hand and talked to her about life and what we were going through with, and hope she could hear it,” Ley said.

“It’s a great opportunity to reflect on everything she’s done in her life because my mom is a bit of a pioneer.”

Opposition leaders shared news of their mother’s death in Saturday’s emotional Instagram post.

“In the early hours of this morning, my mother, Angela Braybrooks, passed away in Albury,” Ley wrote.

“My family and I feel deeply lost.

“We express our deep gratitude to the staff at Riverwood Aged Care for providing quality care to Angela. In the last moment, she felt comfortable and peaceful.

My mother is a mental health nurse who has helped so many people throughout her life. She taught me the values ​​of resilience, self-reliance and durability.

When Ms. Brebrook grew up in wartime Britain, she “never dreamed of her daughter becoming Australia’s first female opposition leader, but because of her this week.”

Reminiscing her mother growing up as a “trailblazer” and thanked her for being elected as Australia’s first female opposition leader

She said a pastor urged her mother to “stay” Monday night so she could see another special moment in her daughter’s life, assured her that “we will enjoy champagne tomorrow.”

“After my free colleagues led our party’s enormous privilege, I drove down the Houme Expressway toward her bed on Tuesday,” Ley said.

“Mom is no longer verbal, but she looks at every moment of my press conference. Her eyes lit up excitedly when I returned to her room that afternoon. This is a time I will cherish forever.

Ley replaced Peter Dutton with a 29-25 vote against Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor on Tuesday.

Shadow Energy Secretary Ted O’Brien was elected deputy leader, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, who was aligned with Mr. Tyler, was elected – withdrew from the competition shortly before the polls.

Ley, 63, is one of the Liberals’ most experienced hands, serving as cabinet ministers in the league’s past three prime ministers – Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison.

She has been a former commercial pilot, farmer and civil servant since her long-time former Nationwide leader and deputy prime minister Tim Fischer retired, with a seat in the Farrer seat in southwest New South Wales.

After exploring numerology, Ley changed the spelling of her name from “Susan” to “Sussan” in her 20s. She believes that adding an extra “s” would make her life “exciting” and make sure “nothing isn’t boring.”

Ley is a mother of three and supported by the party’s moderates, and some believe a woman at the helm will help win female voters.