Former PM referred to police after allegedly hosting friends at Chequers during Covid lockdown
In his interviews this morning Alex Chalk also defended Rishi Sunak’s decision to take his time about deciding whether or not to ask his ethics adviser to conduct an inquiry into claims Suella Braverman broke the ministerial code by asking her officials to organise a private speed awareness course for her.
The story first broke on Saturday night. Sunak has still not announced whether or not he thinks this merits an inquiry, and he has been gathering extra information himself. It is very likely that a decision will be announced at, or before, PMQs.
These things have to be taken in stages. The prime minister is absolutely on this. He’s considering it fairly. And let’s see where that goes.
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