Ultimately, Home Secretary Suella Braverman paid the fine. The opposition called for an investigation into whether ministerial rules were broken.
According to a media report, British Home Secretary Suella Braverman tried to stop a speeding ticket with the help of government officials. The arch-conservative politician asked for follow-up private training to avoid paying, wrote the Sunday Times. The push failed. The Interior Ministry said the 43-year-old had paid the fine and accepted three stitches after the 2022 incident.
The opposition called for an investigation into whether Braverman broke ministerial rules. “The Prime Minister has promised integrity, professionalism and accountability, but it appears that his Home Secretary is blatantly disregarding these three points,” said Yvette Cooper of the Labor Party.
No support from Sunak
Braverman did not initially receive explicit support from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. He doesn’t know all the details, nor has he spoken to her, Sunak said on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima. “As I understand it, she regretted the speeding, accepted the penalty and paid the fine,” Sunak said. A government spokeswoman later emphasized that the prime minister had confidence in Braverman.
Sunak had appointed Braverman as Home Secretary in the autumn. She had resigned from her post just a few days earlier – still under Prime Minister Liz Truss – because she had forwarded an official document with her private email address, contrary to ministerial rules. Braverman is considered one of the main right-wing forces in the Conservative Party, which is gaining more and more influence with nationalist slogans.
(APA)