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Labour refer Suella Braverman to financial watchdog after email leaks

Suella Braverman has a 'case to answer' says shadow city minister Tulip Siddiq
The Home Secretary has a ‘case to answer’ says shadow city minister Tulip Siddiq (Picture: Rex)

Suella Braverman has been referred to a financial watchdog over concerns of a potential breach of insider trading laws.

The Home Secretary, reappointed in the role following the appointment of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, previously admitted to sending government emails to her personal phone.

Without authorisation, Ms Braverman sent draft immigration policy to Tory backbencher Sir John Hayes from a personal email address, inadvertently also sending it to a staff member of another Conservative MP.

Shadow city minister Tulip Siddiq has now asked the Financial Conduct Authority to investigate the leaking of information that led to Ms Braverman’s resignation.

The Labour politician questioned whether the minister sharing ‘highly sensitive’ information regarding ‘growth visas’ could have been a breach under market abuse regulation.

Ms Siddiq added that the information could have affected Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts, saying ‘policy changes can constitute inside information’.

‘I believe this is a case to answer,’ she wrote.

A spokesman for Ms Braverman, who has apologised for her ‘errors of judgment’, declined to comment.

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Tulip Siddiq, Shadow Minister for Education speaks to delegates at Fringe event, Mums in Politics pamphlet launch on September 26, 2021 in Brighton, England. Labour return to Brighton for their in-person 2021 conference from Saturday 25 to Wednesday 29 September. This will be Keir Starmer's first conference as party Leader. (Photo by Nicola Tree/Getty Images)
Shadow city minister Tulip Siddiq has asked the Financial Conduct Authority to investigate the leaking of information that led to Ms Braverman’s resignation (Picture: Getty Images)

When she resigned as Home Secretary on October 19, the move was seen as the final tipping point in Truss’ premiership.

But Ms Braverman was controversially handed the role back less than a week later when Mr Sunak was handed the keys to No 10.

The ex-Chancellor has been under sustained pressure over the decision in the time since.

Former Brexit Secretary Lord Frost tonight defended Home Secretary Suella Braverman against an ‘almost obsessional pursuit’.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tayfun Salci/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock (13500055f) Secretary of State for the Home Department SUELLA BRAVERMAN is seen outside 10 Downing Street as cabinet meet. Suella Braverman at cabinet meeting, London, England, United Kingdom - 26 Oct 2022
The embattled Home Secretary Suella Braverman admitted to sending emails to her personal account (Picture: Tayfun Salci/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)

He said: ‘We have seen over the last couple of days what seems to me to be an almost obsessional pursuit of the Home Secretary who is dealing with a series of extremely difficult substantive problems.

‘A pursuit on the basis of leaks, anonymous briefings, the usual oversensitivity about words.’

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