Braverman attempts a cover up.

I thought she asked because she has protection people as a Minister and was trying to work out how to take them all with her to an awareness course. In the end she paid a fine and took the points which will affect her insurance.

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Ailidh

Not a fan of SB.

Not a fan of speeding.

Not hugely moved that she wanted to do the course anonymously - it's not as though she tried to duck out of the penalty.

Not a fan of the constant trial by media that dominates our culture.

All she did was ask a question!

It’s also a trial by the opposition who will do everything in their power to get rid of people like Priti Patel and Suella Bravermann who are trying to carry out their jobs and sort out the boat people problem. They really are the nasty party despite Corbyn, in his day, claiming Labour were the nicer and kinder party.

Then I am also nasty.

I think ALL misbehaviour must be reported in the public interest, whatever political colour.

I seem to remember Patel’s behaviour was not without blemish either.

And I definitely do think that miscreant behaviour by our rule makers must without exception always be reported in the media.

It is always in the public interest to do so.

Ailidh

Not a fan of SB.

Not a fan of speeding.

Not hugely moved that she wanted to do the course anonymously - it's not as though she tried to duck out of the penalty.

Not a fan of the constant trial by media that dominates our culture.

All she did was ask a question!

It’s also a trial by the opposition who will do everything in their power to get rid of people like Priti Patel and Suella Bravermann who are trying to carry out their jobs and sort out the boat people problem. They really are the nasty party despite Corbyn, in his day, claiming Labour were the nicer and kinder party.

She has form. Got the sack previously for dodgy behaviour. Rules aren’t for Braverman.

I agree with you absolutely Wyllow. She could have benefited from being seen as an ordinary person.

She could have actually made it into the opposite, as in "mea culpa", attend the course publicly, and tho there might have been a bit of publicity, "virtue signalled" and made a point of saying how bad she realised speeding was.

but no - she tried to hide it. And got public servants to try.
"Convenience?" My hat.

Ailidh

Not a fan of SB.

Not a fan of speeding.

Not hugely moved that she wanted to do the course anonymously - it's not as though she tried to duck out of the penalty.

Not a fan of the constant trial by media that dominates our culture.

I agree to an extent for most people. However, with MPs, they are accountable to the public, so should be subjected to public scrutiny. In any case, I suspect this is a case of "trial" by backbench Conservative MPs.

The original speeding conviction was hardly the crime of the century, but the attempted cover up and Braverman's pattern of behaviour are causing her problems.

The character revealing element of this hasn’t been mentioned yet, as when the civil servants told her it wasn’t in their remit, she told her political aide to see if she could do the awareness course in private, which they did and were refused. Her speeding was a private matter, not government business, and she got somebody else to do the dirty work for her. That is not acceptable by any standards.

Ailidh that about sums up how I feel.

Not a fan of SB.

Not a fan of speeding.

Not hugely moved that she wanted to do the course anonymously - it's not as though she tried to duck out of the penalty.

Not a fan of the constant trial by media that dominates our culture.

I expect she will wriggle out of any further consequences.

"Nothing to see here". 🙄

(Hopefully she wasn't in a "catastrophic chase"!)

1. Was it really to avoid being reported or just to go privately to save time and get it done?
2. Could that be for security reasons?
3. She accepted the points, fair enough.

I've no idea either way, and have no opinion really, but why was she speeding in the first place? Aren't all top politicians driven around by chauffeurs in cars?