The home secretary tried to arrange a private speed awareness course while she was attorney general.
Labour and the Lib Dems are calling for an investigation into Suella Braverman after she sought advice about arranging a private speed awareness course.
"I don't know the full details of what has happened, nor have I spoken to the home secretary," he said.A Downing Street source later said "of course" Mr Sunak had confidence in her., have triggered calls from the opposition parties for an investigation by the prime minister's independent adviser on minister's interests.
She asked civil servants about arranging a private course, citing security concerns about doing one as part of a group, but was told it was not a matter for the Civil Service to get involved in."Did you have any questions about the summit?" Rishi Sunak asks the BBC's Chris Mason After serving as attorney general between February 2020 and September 2022, Mrs Braverman was promoted to home secretary under Liz Truss.
Mrs Braverman and Mr Sunak "need to both urgently explain what has been going on, including what the prime minister knew when he reappointed her", she added.
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