Suella Braverman to STAY as Home Secretary after row over speeding points ‘cover-up’

SUELLA Braverman was today cleared of breaking the ministerial code following a row over speeding points.

The Home Secretary will not face a formal investigation over accusations she broke the rules by asking civil servants to arrange a private speed awareness course so she could avoid a fine.

Ms Braverman was caught speeding last September.

After civil servants said they couldn’t help with arranging a private course, she eventually accepted three points on her licence and paid up.

Rishi Sunak had spent three days “looking at all the requisite information” before deciding not to refer the Cabinet big beast to a formal sleaze inquiry.

Furious Labour MPs demanded the Home Secretary be investigated by Sir Laurie Magnus, the PM’s independent ethics chief.

But the Tory right rushed to her defence, slamming the row as pathetic and not a real scandal.

MP Edward Leigh raged: “What’s wrong with this country?

“We used to have proper scandals about sex or money or PMs invading Iraq on dodgy evidence.

“This moral outrage is ludicrous.”

Ms Braverman maintained “nothing untoward” ever happened.

She told the Commons: “Last summer, I was speeding. I regret that. I paid the fine and I took the points but we’re focused now on delivering for the British people and working for them.”

“In relation to the process, I’m focused on delivering for the British people, doing my job as Home Secretary and what I will say is that, in my view, I’m confident that nothing untoward has happened.”