Rishi Sunak initially declines to back Suella Braverman over speeding points allegations

The Prime Minister has full confidence in Suella Braverman, Downing Street has insisted, after he declined to back the Home Secretary over her speeding fines at a press conference. It was reported on Saturday that Braverman had asked civil servants to help her avoid getting points on her license for speeding, in what Labour say would be a breach of the ministerial code. Speaking in Hiroshima, where he has been attending a G7 summit, Rishi Sunak said: “I don’t know the full details of what has happened nor have I spoken to the Home Secretary.” He said he would look into the details of the claims before commenting further. However, a No 10 spokeswoman later insisted he does “of course” have full confidence in his Home Secretary, responding to a message: “Yes, he does.” Read more on this story: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/05/21/rishi-sunak-confident-suella-braverman-confidence-speeding/ #Sunak #braverman #speeding Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.