Calls to reform civil service after Tory MPs accuse it of trying to ‘assassinate’ Suella Braverman

CALLS to reform the civil service have grown after Tory MPs accused it of “trying to assassinate” Suella Braverman.

The Home Secretary was cleared of a ministerial code breach after a row over speeding points.



Suella Braverman, UK attorney general, speaks at the launch of the Conservative Way Forward initiative in London, UK, on Monday, July 11, 2022. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson quit as Conservative leader last Thursday after a dramatic mass revolt from his ministers, following a series of scandals that have overshadowed his three-year premiership. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images
An ally of Suella Braverman has said that ‘the civil service blob is out of control’ and that they tried to ‘assassinate’ the Home Secretary

She had asked civil servants if she could take a speed awareness course in private.

They declined to help as they are not allowed to assist ministers on personal matters and the story was leaked.

The row has angered her allies with one saying “the civil service blob is out of control.

“They tried to assassinate Suella”.

“The case for reform is growing louder.”

A former Cabinet Minister claimed few people believe the civil service is “politically neutral”.

They said: “My guess is that we will see a Conservative government in due course come forward with proposals for reform.”