Thread: The Chronicles of Rishi
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Old 21-05-2023, 22:34   #658
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Re: The Chronicles of Rishi
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Originally Posted by Paul View Post
What rule says the general public cant ask for a private awareness course ?

They can, and will likely get the same answer - No.
An important difference is that Suella is the boss of the civil servants she asked the request of, thus placing them in a difficult situation. That's one of the reasons why the Ministerial Code exists.

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
Not only that, the Sunday Times wrongly accused her of trying to avoid a speeding fine. Not at all true - the fine is transferred to paying £100 for the course.
The Sunday Times is not accusing her of trying to avoid a speeding fine in itself as they add the phrase "by arranging a private..."
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Suella Braverman asked civil servants to help her avoid a speeding fine and points on her licence by arranging a private one-to-one driving awareness course.
I think a better wording would be "Suella Braverman asked civil servants to help her avoid her speeding offence becoming public knowledge by asking civil servants to arrange her driving awareness course in private with no members of the public in attendance.
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