The home secretary, Suella Braverman, faced claims this week that she broke the ministerial code by asking civil servants to help her escape a speeding fine by arranging is in a private speed awareness course. Civil servants are expected to be politically neutral and only deal with government policies, not the personal affairs of ministers.
As a senior political correspondent Aubrey Allegretti SPEAKING Nosheen IqbalBraverman says he accepted the fine and pointed to his license, but he denies violating the ministerial code.
The row comes at a difficult time for him and the prime minister. Braverman last week was accused of making moves to counter a rival leadership bid with a speech at the National Conservatism conference. Meanwhile, on Thursday, he will be forced to explain to those in his wing of the party how net migration is progressing despite the stated aim of lowering it.
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