When it comes to British politics, all intra-party squabbles must in the first instance be viewed as a part of an ongoing proxy war. That is not to say that nothing is ever as it seems. Sometimes, an argument about health spending really is about nurses and doctors. But much of the time, like couples fighting over the dishes, it pertains to something else.
Suella Braverman faces criticism today not only from Labour but from fellow Conservative MPs over a possible breach of the ministerial code, after she allegedly asked civil servants about arranging a private speed awareness course which would have allowed her to avoid three points on her licence. Braverman insists there was “nothing untoward” about her handling of the offence.
