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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar and Aubrey Allegretti

Suella Braverman accused of rule breach over ‘blob of civil servants’ email

Suella Braverman
Downing Street said Braverman ‘did not see, sign off or sanction’ the email sent out to Tory members, which bore her signature. Photograph: Andy Bailey/UK parliament/AFP/Getty Images

Suella Braverman has been accused of potentially breaking ministerial rules by questioning the impartiality of public servants over small boat crossings in a Conservative campaign message.

In an email to thousands of Tory supporters, the home secretary blamed “an activist blob of leftwing lawyers, civil servants and the Labour party” for the government’s failure to stop Channel crossings.

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