Suella said she ‘deeply regrets’ her actions (Picture: Getty)
Home Secretary Suella Braverman won’t be sacked over her speeding ticket, Downing Street has announced.
Rishi Sunak said Ms Braverman’s actions ‘do not amount to a breach of the ministerial code.’
He added that ‘a better course of action could have been taken to avoid giving rise to the perception of impropriety’.
Rishi Sunak said a ‘better course of action could have been taken’ but that he had decided Suella Braverman’s handling of a speeding ticket did not amount to a breach of the ministerial code ‘on the basis’ of her letter and his discussion with her.
In a letter to the Home Secretary, the Prime Minister said: ‘I have consulted with my independent adviser. He has advised that on this occasion further investigation is not necessary and I have accepted that advice. On the basis of your letter and our discussion, my decision is that these matters do not amount to a breach of the ministerial code.
‘As you have recognised, a better course of action could have been taken to avoid giving rise to the perception of impropriety.’
Home Secretary Suella Braverman told the Prime Minister she ‘deeply regret(s)’ that her actions may have given rise to the perception that she sought to avoid a speeding sanction.
She added that in hindsight she ‘would have chosen a different course of action’ in her handling of the offence.
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Suella Braverman won’t be sacked over speeding ticket row
