was all across rishi sunak from summit to see the frustration that was all across rishi sunakfrom head to toe, when he was asked about the behaviour of his home secretary, rather than the things he had been talking about at the summit. it is true that the underlying tensions are there. whether somebody did this to try to besmirch her reputation, i think that remains to be seen. however the story appeared, she still does have questions to answer. i think we have to be absolutely clear what the issue is. people discuss the rights and wrongs of this, this is not about whether she got a speeding fine, it is not about whether she was going on a speeding course, it s much narrower, more boring, but potentially more fatal to her political career, did she improperly asked civil servants to arrange a speeding course? because if she did, according to a former civil servant who spoke to the bbc last night, if there is a conflict between your private interests on your public duty, that is a breach
did you ask civil servants last year to arrange a one on one driving awareness course when you were caught for speeding? it s a pretty yes or no question. well, first and foremost, i m focused on the priorities for the british people as home secretary. that s cutting serious crime with more police officers. that s standing up for victims of child sexual abuse. it s about stopping the boats. and i m not going to take a backward step from working on those issues. i regret that, i paid the fine and i took the points. but we re focused now on delivering for the british people and working for them. did you ask civil servants to put you on a one on one speeding course? in relation to the process, i m focused on delivering for the british people, doing myjob as home secretary. would you. what i will say is that in my view, i m confident that nothing untoward has happened. would you welcome an investigation into this? have you spoken to the prime minister? would you welcome one? as i say, i m
the prime minister has spoken to his ethics adviser, and to ms braverman herself. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart has the latest from westminster. any regrets, home secretary? this is a controversy that all started when suella braverman was in the driving seat. she was caught speeding last year, but the political row began when she approached civil servants about a speed awareness course. thank you very much for letting me join you today. on a ministerial visit earlier today, the home secretary insisted she behaved appropriately. last summer i was speeding. i regret that, i paid the fine and i took the points. but we are focused now on delivering for the british people and working for them. did you ask civil servants to put you on a one on one speeding course? in relation to the process, i m focused on delivering for the british people, doing myjob as home secretary. what i will say is that in my view i am confident that nothing untoward has happened. last year, when
for the british people and working for them. did you ask civil servants to put you on a one on one speeding course? in relation to the process, i m focused on delivering for the british people, doing myjob as home secretary. what i will say is that in my view i am confident that nothing untoward has happened. last year, when suella braverman was attorney general, she was caught speeding. she was offered a group speed awareness course. she approached the civil service about arranging a private course. they said they could not help. after being appointed home secretary by rishi sunak, she opted to take three points on her licence instead of attending any course. but was this in keeping with the ministerial code, which says ministers must ensure that no conflict arises or appears to arise between their public duties and their private interests? it is approaching the civil service on this personal matter that has led to accusations of breaching the code. the prime minister is now looking i
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