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"This side of the house is focused on the people's priorities," says Suella Braverman, who tasked civil servants with finding out whether she could get a private speed awareness course, and asked parliamentary authorities whether she could put a speeding fine on expenses.

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Think I might start answering "I'm here to stop the boats" every time I'm asked a question I don't like.

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'Are you going to resign home secretary?' 'I'm here to stop the boats' - @SuellaBraverman insists she has done nothing wrong after claims she asked civil servants to help her avoid a public speed awareness course itv.com/news/2023-05-2

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🔥🔥 Characteristically acute analysis by

on the rapidly changing political battleground challenging forcefully the "myth of Conservative England". h/t

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Asked if the general public should also be given access to private speed awareness courses, Suella Braverman accuses the opposition of being "repetitive".

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UK government now just actively pursuing plans to stifle productivity.

Rail passengers in England could lose wifi access amid cost cuts

DfT tells operators wifi is low priority for travellers and they need to justify business case for it

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Conservative MPs, whose Prime Minister regularly uses a private helicopter to commute back and forth from his own constituency, claiming outrage about the Shadow Chancellor flying business class to New York.

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Asked whether there should be an investigation into whether she broke the ministerial code, Suella Braverman replies that "I've met with victims today. I'm making a big announcement today. I'd appreciate the focus on an announcement which is standing up for victims and survivors"

"The Prime Minister remains clear that integrity, professionalism and accountability are core values of his government" says Rishi Sunak's spokesman...

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Two days on and Rishi Sunak's spokesman still won't say whether an investigation into Suella Braverman will be launched. Will only say the prime minister is still "availing himself" of all the information about the issue.

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Revealed: The Epidemic ‘Killing’ a Growing Number of Firefighters – Byline Times

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🔴 REVEALED🔴 The Epidemic ‘Killing’ a Growing Number of Firefighters The Government has yet to take any action to address evidence that firefighters are more likely to die of cancer than the general population,

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The Government has yet to take any action to address evidence that firefighters are more likely to die of cancer than the general population, Andrew Kersley reports

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The government that is putatively against "Cancel Culture" bars me from a conference on getting rid of chemical weapons. AFTER inviting me. Because I have opinions on things unrelated to my work.

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Edward Lucas: Dan Kaszeta is just one to fall foul of checks on speakers that potentially breach human rights

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This week’s column is on the growing ‘anti-woke network’ of think tanks, Tories, and media outlets, and how we don’t realise how powerful and toxic it is going to be if and when Labour win

Don’t celebrate the prospect of the Tories in opposition – that’s the real danger zone | Nesrine...

The NatCon conference showed how a rightwing network is spreading toxic ideology – away from government, it will only escalate, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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She can, though. Events have proved that. Speaking at an event where Douglas Murray trivialises the Holocaust; expecting special treatment after being caught speeding; 'dreaming' of deporting genuine refugees; breaking the ministerial code & getting her job back 6 days later...

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One Tory insider said: “The chief [whip] is at his wit’s end with Suella. She just thinks she can do what she wants."

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Suella Braverman speeding course claims prompt inquiry calls

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"A government source told the BBC that Braverman had been 'concerned' about her insurance premiums..."

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The home secretary tried to arrange a private speed awareness course while she was attorney general.

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"The chief whip, Simon Hart, eventually had to call Braverman directly to instruct her to attend the vote on the illegal migration bill, which had a three-line whip... Braverman had wanted to visit a police station instead."

Suella Braverman ‘tried to get out of final vote on small boats bill’

Home secretary’s aides repeatedly requested she be allowed to miss vote on major legislation despite three-line whip

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Also from the Ministerial Code: "Ministers must ensure that no conflict arises, or appears to arise, between their public duties and their private interests..." And "Ministers must not ask civil servants to act in any way which would conflict with the Civil Service Code."

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The Ministerial Code states that ministers must "be as open as possible with Parliament and the public, refusing to provide information only when disclosure would not be in the public interest..."

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The Eastern Front - if you watch it, the Kremlin won't like it. Here,

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"This government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. Trust is earned and I will earn yours" - Rishi Sunak, October 25, 2022.

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UPDATE on Braverman: No 10 spokesperson says PM has full confidence in his Home Sec

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A really good read from

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The most interesting finding here is that even among Brexit voters, just one-in-five still think it has been a success, and yet still no major political party is willing to say we should think again.

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Looking forward to how Rishi Sunak explains why Suella Braverman has to resign from her job for breaking the ministerial code, after having previously appointed her to that same job, just days after being found to have broken the ministerial code.

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This feels like an utterly bizarre statement until you remember that Professor Goodwin doesn't consider the actual Government to be part of the ruling class.

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Wes Streeting on Rishi Sunak's claim of ignorance about the Suella Braverman story: "I thought his performance was astonishing. He read out a statement as if he's a hostage reading out a note written for him by his captors: 'She's accepted the points and she's treating me well'".

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Conservative MP Jake Berry says Suella Braverman should step down if she is found to have broken the ministerial code and advises people to "get the popcorn out" for her appearance at Home Office questions tomorrow. #bbclaurak

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Both Rishi Sunak and Therese Coffey stonewalling questions about Suella Braverman breaking the ministerial code by asking officials to help her avoid a speeding fine, by saying they "don't have the details". The story broke yesterday afternoon. Of course they have the details

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🚨EXCL: Asylum seekers staying at Home Office hotels in and around Liverpool are alleged to have been harassed, humiliated and subjected to verbal and emotional abuse from senior hotel staff in what sources describe as a culture of "institutional abuse".

Asylum seekers ‘abused and intimidated by staff in Home Office hotels’

Current and former workers of the subcontractor Serco have spoken to an investigation about a culture of ‘institutional abuse’ by management at five hotels in and around Liverpool

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🔴The Myth of Conservative England Why the Westminster consensus about Keir Starmer's 'conservative path to power' is likely to be wrong.

The political battleground in England is changing rapidly and politicians and commentators risk being left behind

Suella Braverman asked civil servants to help her dodge speeding fine

Suella Braverman, who promised to "restore common sense law and order" to the UK, asked civil servants to secretly help her avoid a speeding fine and points on her license by arranging a private one-on-one driving awareness course.

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It comes after a Conservative MP claimed that Suella Braverman asked parliamentary authorities whether she could put a speeding fine on her expenses.

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Suella Braverman 'asked whether she could claim speeding ticket on expenses'

Senior Tory MP William Wragg made the extraordinary claim about Home Secretary Suella Braverman in a series of tweets in the early hours of Saturday morning

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🔴The Myth of Conservative England The political battleground in England is changing rapidly and politicians and commentators risk being left behind

The political battleground in England is changing rapidly and politicians and commentators risk being left behind

🔴The Myth of Conservative England Why the Westminster consensus about Keir Starmer's 'conservative path to power' is likely to be wrong.

The political battleground in England is changing rapidly and politicians and commentators risk being left behind

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The 'National Conservatives' and the Far-Right Pipeline Fuelling Rishi Sunak's Party

🔴The 'National Conservatives' and the Far-Right Pipeline Fuelling Rishi Sunak's Party The Conservative Party's embrace of a fringe right-wing movement is a worrying sign of things to come, reports Josh White.

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The Conservative Party's embrace of a fringe right-wing movement is a worrying sign of things to come, reports Josh White

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