UK TREND : Home Secretary accused of speeding fine evasion

فريق التحرير 22 May 2023

Home Secretary Suella Braverman is currently facing accusations of requesting help from civil servants to avoid a speeding fine and driving awareness course.

The main opposition Labour party has urged UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to launch an ethics probe into claims, as these allegations have cast a spotlight on the conduct of a prominent Conservative politician. The inquiry raises concerns about the integrity and accountability of those in positions of power.

Home Secretary accused of avoiding a speeding fine!

The public have tweeted about how they eagerly await transparency and answers to preserve their trust in the government’s ability to uphold the law. The hashtags #HomeSecretary, #SuellaBraverman, and #Sack have been trending on Twitter, with members of the public urging the Prime Minister to launch an investigation into these reports and demanding Braverman’s dismissal if the allegations prove true.

Surely this must be a breach of the Ministerial Code. Time for the Prime Minister to sack the Home Secretary.https://t.co/Y8L0vPj1iu

— Rick Ormrod – Strictly No DMs (@RichardOrmrod) May 20, 2023

People have tweeted describing the situation as “The arrogance of power”. They stated that “Suella Braverman is and always has been unfit for national office. Rishi Sunak should never have appointed her – an error of judgement on his part.”

“The arrogance of power” #Braverman is and always has been unfit for national office. #RishiSunak should never have appointed her – an error of judgement on his part. https://t.co/t22x00kUCU

— Anna Soubry 🖤🤍🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 (@Anna_Soubry) May 21, 2023

Green New Deal Rising co-founder Fatima Ibrahim shared her opinion on the matter in a BBC interview, stating that “ this is just an extension of her moral bankruptcy”.

“This is just an extension of her moral bankruptcy”

Green New Deal Rising co-founder Fatima Ibrahim reacts to the news that Home Secretary Suella Braverman asked civil servants to help her arrange a private speed awareness course#BBCLauraK https://t.co/bPR12wwQ3R pic.twitter.com/dpfdM0UB62

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 21, 2023

Political commentator Mathew Stadlen was wondering if “ Home Secretary Suella Braverman is fit to be Home Secretary ?”

Is Suella Braverman fit to be Home Secretary?

— Matthew Stadlen (@MatthewStadlen) May 21, 2023

Another individual shared the news on twitter and captioned it “ It is almost as if by every moral, personal and political metric this woman is comprehensively unfit for public office.”

It’s almost as if by every moral, personal and political metric this woman is comprehensively unfit for public office https://t.co/gRBjfTnVSi

— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) May 20, 2023

Labour Member of Parliament Yvette Cooper tweeted her shock over the news and stated “ Suella Braverman’s role is upholding law, but this suggests she tried to abuse her position to get round it Why do Tories think it’s one rule for them & another for everyone else? Sunak was too weak to act last time she broke Ministerial Code. Is he still too weak now?”.

Shocking. Suella Braverman’s role is upholding law but this suggests she tried to abuse her position to get round it

Why do Tories think its one rule for them & another for everyone else?

Sunak was too weak to act last time she broke Ministerial Code. Is he still too weak now? https://t.co/199cOOc48q

— Yvette Cooper (@YvetteCooperMP) May 20, 2023

People highlighted the story of Andy Burham and the way he dealt with it , they stated that “ when he was recently caught speeding. He did not ask for favours. He just accepted decision and paid the fine. What makes Suella Braverman think different set of rules apply to her? She has previous for breaking Ministerial Code, now she thinks she’s above law!”.