Is Suella Braverman speeding towards a government exit?

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🗓️ 24 May 2023

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Having set herself up as a rival to the prime minister, the home secretary is now facing allegations that she broke the ministerial code. Aubrey Allegretti reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0	This is the Guardian.
0:08.1	Today, why does the story of Suwella Bravaman's speeding matter so much?
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0:57.6	Last year,
0:58.8	the Home Secretary was caught by the police for driving over the legal speed limit.
1:06.6	The letter came through and offered a choice.
1:10.0	She could take a speed awareness course,
1:12.4	or she could pay a fine and accept three penalty points on her driver's license.
1:18.6	At first, she didn't either.
1:21.6	Instead, the Home Secretary is reported to have asked civil servants to intervene.
1:26.9	Could they privately arrange for her to attend a one-on-one speed awareness course,
1:33.3	put on specially for her?
1:36.9	It turns out they couldn't.
1:43.6	Ministers aren't supposed to order civil servants to deal with their personal affairs.
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