Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spoken to his ethics adviser following allegations over Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s handling of a speeding offence, Downing Street has said.
A Sunday Times report alleged that Braverman, after being caught speeding in 2022, sought advice about arranging a private speed awareness course via Home Office officials and an aide.
Opposition parties have called on the ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus to investigate whether she breached ministerial rules in the process.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Shukkeien Garden in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 19, 2023. (Stefan Rousseau/PA Media)
A No. 10 spokesman said on Monday that the prime minister has spoken to Magnus and is “availing himself of information” about the situation after his return from the Hiroshima G-7 summit….