Suella says nothing happened...

[Paralytic]

Got to say this constant drip feed of such stories is getting very tedious...

Does anyone really needs to say that if our politicians (off all persuasions) didn't try to (ab)use their position of privilege for their own benefit, there would be no stories to drip feed.

[ladymuck]

She did hold her hands up, hence the discussion about speed awareness course options...

This sounds an awful lot like some over-rated civil servant jumping on the Ministerial Standards bandwagon after being asked a perfectly innocuous question.

But the point being made is that speeding is a private matter and no-one should be asking a member of the civil service to make arrangements for a private matter. There are plenty of people she could have asked that aren't tax payer funded.

It's like asking Sue Grey (when she was in post) if she could arrange a baby sitter for an evening and pick up your dry cleaning when she pops out to buy your lunch.

[malvolio]

But the point being made is that speeding is a private matter and no-one should be asking a member of the civil service to make arrangements for a private matter. There are plenty of people she could have asked that aren't tax payer funded.

It's like asking Sue Grey (when she was in post) if she could arrange a baby sitter for an evening and pick up your dry cleaning when she pops out to buy your lunch.

Or...

...she asked someone who knows the rules if it was possible and they threw up their hands in horror at being asked a question outside their remit and went running to the ethics team...?

[ladymuck]

Or...

...she asked someone who knows the rules if it was possible and they threw up their hands in horror at being asked a question outside their remit and went running to the ethics team...?

We will never know

[woohoo]

There really are bigger things to tackle. I would rather she was taken to task about migration figures which are ridiculous.

Couldn’t care less about a speeding ticket, ridiculous short sighted nonsense.

[PerfectStorm]

There really are bigger things to tackle. I would rather she was taken to task about migration figures which are ridiculous.

You should be happy then - she's happy to give answers on that topic in response to seemingly any question

[Gibbon]

I don't really understand the security issues. I've done three of these, 2 F2F one Teams, you can put any name on your card and only a first name. The course providers tell you that you are bound by confidentiality about any one else's identity. So she could have gone on Teams and be called Tina. If afterwards someone tried to 'out' her she could have legitimately declined to answer. Taking a SAC avoids a conviction so is not public knowledge.

[NotAllThere]

No, he has a clearer view of reality than some.

OK, now you've confirmed you're delusional.

[NotAllThere]

I don't really understand the security issues. I've done three of these, 2 F2F one Teams, you can put any name on your card and only a first name. The course providers tell you that you are bound by confidentiality about any one else's identity. So she could have gone on Teams and be called Tina. If afterwards someone tried to 'out' her she could have legitimately declined to answer. Taking a SAC avoids a conviction so is not public knowledge.

Which shows that she's really really stupid. Many politicians are, but are able to hide it, so this is another reason for her to be defenstrated. It's politics - it doesn't matter if you actually screwed up or not, it's all about perception.

[dsc]

But the point being made is that speeding is a private matter and no-one should be asking a member of the civil service to make arrangements for a private matter. There are plenty of people she could have asked that aren't tax payer funded.

It's like asking Sue Grey (when she was in post) if she could arrange a baby sitter for an evening and pick up your dry cleaning when she pops out to buy your lunch.

Is it confirmed she basically said "get me on a private course" or was it a question asked about whether a private course is possible? As much as I detest the woman, the latter wouldn't be anything bad imho.