‘Dangerous’ Braverman precedent

The reappointment of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary after she broke ministerial rules sets a "dangerous precedent", MPS have said.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has resisted demands to launch an inquiry into Ms Braverman breaking the Ministerial Code by sharing a sensitive document with a Tory backbencher from a personal email without permission.

She was sacked from her role then given the job back six days later when Mr Sunak became PM.

The public administration and constitutional affairs committee said reappointing Ms Braverman sets a "dangerous precedent" for how breaches of the code are dealt with.

They said new Prime Minister should not be able to simply "wipe the slate clean" when it comes to appointing ministers.