Suella Braverman WON'T face investigation over speeding
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSuella Braverman will not face an investigation for asking officials if she could take a private speed awareness course. However, her handling of the situation has been criticised by the Prime Minister.
Rishi Sunak, who consulted his ethics adviser over the issue, did not order a formal investigation. Mrs Braverman was accused by opponents of breaching the code by asking taxpayer-funded civil servants to help her with a private matter over a speeding offence.
She later accepted a fine and penalty points on her driving licence Read more: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Mr Sunak highlighted that his decision is "these matters do not amount to a breach of the ministerial code".
But in a letter to Mrs Braverman he said: “As you have recognised, a better course of action could have been taken to avoid giving rise to the perception of impropriety.” In her letter to Mr Sunak, the Home Secretary said: “I sought to explore whether bespoke arrangements were possible, given my personal circumstances as a security-protected minister.
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