After being fined for speeding, Suella Braverman asked her advisors to organize a private lesson in the Highway Code so as not to be in a group.
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published on 05/21/2023 at 12:01 p.m
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British Home Secretary Suella Braverman, May 9, 2023. HENRY NICHOLLS/ Portal
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman is in trouble on Sunday May 21 amid allegations of trying to obtain preferential treatment after speeding. The opposition is demanding an investigation from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. According to the Sunday Times, which is releasing the information, after being fined for speeding, the minister asked advisers to organize a private road traffic code course to avoid taking this course in a group of several Motorists will complete their driver’s license in order to avoid losing points.
The case occupied Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the G7 summit in Japan. When asked by journalists, he said he “didn’t know all the details of what happened.” “As far as I know, she expressed her regret at the speeding, accepted the sanction and paid the fine,” he said simply, with his spokesman, quoted by the PA agency, assuring that the minister “of course” enjoys the PM’s trust .
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No reaction from the minister
The Labor opposition are calling for an inquiry and claim the minister has broken the rules of the Ministers Act which could result in her leaving government. “Mrs. Braverman admits she drove too fast last summer and regrets it. She chose to lose three points of her license and paid the fine last year,” a spokesman for the minister replied in a statement sent to AFP.
The minister did not respond directly to these allegations. Suella Braverman’s appointment had already come under criticism after she had to resign from the previous government for improperly sending an official document from a private email address. Taking a hard line on security and immigration, the minister is seeking to honor the prime minister’s promise to stop “the boats” of migrants arriving illegally in the kingdom, and her forceful speech has sparked several controversies.