Labour and the Liberal Democrats are calling for an investigation into claims that Suella Braverman asked civil servants to help her avoid being given points on her driving licence.
Opposition parties say the home secretary’s actions may have broken the ministerial code. But did she break the code, and if so, which part?
The home secretary is said to have asked civil servants to arrange a private speed-awareness course for her – which would have got her out of both the points and the PR disaster of attending a public class with other lawbreakers.
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