Suella Braverman under pressure over handling of a speeding offence
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHome secretary Suella Braverman is under mounting pressure over her handling of a speeding offence. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told MPs that he would update on any response to the allegations facing Mrs Braverman “in due course”.
The Prime Minister said that he had met with Sir Laurie Magnus, Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests, and the Home Secretary, amid reports she asked officials to try to arrange a private speed awareness course for her rather than take penalty points on her driving licence.
Mr Sunak is considering whether to order an investigation into allegations the Home Secretary breached the ministerial code by asking taxpayer-funded officials to assist with a private matter.
The Home Secretary insisted she had not sought to evade a sanction for speeding, and Downing Street said Mr Sunak still had confidence in her. READ MORE: Killing of schoolgirl Emily Jones at hands of paranoid schizophrenic 'could not have been predicted' Commenting on the row, Mrs Braverman did not deny asking civil servants to intervene.
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