Rap on the knuckles for speeding Suella but no investigation

RISHI Sunak has cleared Suella Braverman of breaching the ministerial code but rebuked the Home Secretary over her handling of a speeding fine

The Prime Minister said an investigation was "not necessary" following accusations at the weekend that she asked civil servants to arrange a private speed awareness course for her last year.

But he warned Mrs Braverman that "a better course of action" could have been taken to "avoid giving rise to the perception of impropriety".

Mr Sunak revealed his conclusion in a letter to his colleague.

The outcome avoids inflaming the Tory civil war, with Mrs Braverman strongly backed by a group of MPs on the right of the party.

Cop-out

But it was branded a "cowardly copout" by Opposition politicians.

In a letter to the PM, Mrs Braverman wrote: "In hindsight, or if faced with a similar situation again, I would have chosen a different course of action.

"I sought to explore whether bespoke arrangements were possible, given my personal circumstances as a security-protected Minister.

"I recognise how some people have construed this as me seeking to avoid sanction at no point was that the intention or outcome.