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Officials ‘contacted ethics team over Suella Braverman’s speeding fine emails’

Home secretary faces questions in the Commons as Rishi Sunak considers launching formal inquiry

Suella Braverman said only that she regretted breaking the speed limit
Suella Braverman said only that she regretted breaking the speed limit
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Steven SwinfordMatt DathanOliver WrightChris Smyth
The Times

Officials raised concerns about Suella Braverman’s conduct over a speeding fine in emails sent to the Cabinet Office, it has emerged, as questions are asked about her future.

Rishi Sunak is considering the emails as he weighs up an independent investigation into claims that the home secretary breached the ministerial code.

Braverman is said to have asked civil servants in September last year to help her to avoid a speeding fine and points on her licence by arranging a private driving awareness course. Officials were so concerned about the request that they emailed the propriety and ethics team in the Cabinet Office to ask whether it was appropriate. They were instructed to disregard the request.

The emails are at odds with claims from Braverman’s allies,