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Braverman sent government documents to private email 127 times | Braverman sent government documents to private email 127 times |
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Braverman resigned as home secretary in 2022 after sending an official document to a parliamentary colleague using her personal email. | Braverman resigned as home secretary in 2022 after sending an official document to a parliamentary colleague using her personal email. |
Suella Braverman forwarded government documents to her private email accounts at least 127 times while she was attorney general in a potential breach of the ministerial code, it has emerged. | Suella Braverman forwarded government documents to her private email accounts at least 127 times while she was attorney general in a potential breach of the ministerial code, it has emerged. |
The revelation came after a Freedom of Information campaign by the Times newspaper. | The revelation came after a Freedom of Information campaign by the Times newspaper. |
The Conservative, who was in the Cabinet role under Boris Johnson, and the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) did not respond to requests for comment. | The Conservative, who was in the Cabinet role under Boris Johnson, and the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) did not respond to requests for comment. |
For security reasons, ministers are banned from sending sensitive emails and documents to their private accounts. | For security reasons, ministers are banned from sending sensitive emails and documents to their private accounts. |
As attorney general, the chief legal adviser to the government, Braverman dealt with highly sensitive matters of state. | As attorney general, the chief legal adviser to the government, Braverman dealt with highly sensitive matters of state. |
But between 2021 and 2022, she forwarded 127 emails to her private accounts, with the emails containing at least 290 documents. | But between 2021 and 2022, she forwarded 127 emails to her private accounts, with the emails containing at least 290 documents. |
The contents of the emails are not yet publicly known. | The contents of the emails are not yet publicly known. |
The information was revealed after an 18-month transparency battle by the Times and a ruling by a tribunal judge. | The information was revealed after an 18-month transparency battle by the Times and a ruling by a tribunal judge. |
The AGO had refused to answer the Times' Freedom of Information request about Braverman's emails, saying it would be too costly to search her ministerial inbox. | The AGO had refused to answer the Times' Freedom of Information request about Braverman's emails, saying it would be too costly to search her ministerial inbox. |
In a ruling, external, Judge Simon Heald said “it appears to us that the AGO initially went about finding private email account details in a convoluted way”, which was “not a sensible way to start”. | In a ruling, external, Judge Simon Heald said “it appears to us that the AGO initially went about finding private email account details in a convoluted way”, which was “not a sensible way to start”. |
He said the AGO could, "using the tools available in Outlook, answer the request with relative ease". | He said the AGO could, "using the tools available in Outlook, answer the request with relative ease". |
During the period in question, Braverman took the BBC to the High Court in a bid to stop the publication of a story about an abusive MI5 agent. | |
She was one of those formally investigated by a leak inquiry when secret details of the court case were passed to the Daily Telegraph in January 2022. | She was one of those formally investigated by a leak inquiry when secret details of the court case were passed to the Daily Telegraph in January 2022. |
She was later appointed home secretary, but had to resign when it emerged she had sent an official document to a parliamentary colleague using her personal email. | She was later appointed home secretary, but had to resign when it emerged she had sent an official document to a parliamentary colleague using her personal email. |
She later admitted sending official correspondence to her private email account on six more occasions. | She later admitted sending official correspondence to her private email account on six more occasions. |
After becoming home secretary once again, she was sacked last year by then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for comments in a newspaper article accusing the Metropolitan Police of bias in the policing of protests. | After becoming home secretary once again, she was sacked last year by then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for comments in a newspaper article accusing the Metropolitan Police of bias in the policing of protests. |
She said police applied a “double standard” by being tougher with right-wing demonstrations than pro-Palestinian ones. | She said police applied a “double standard” by being tougher with right-wing demonstrations than pro-Palestinian ones. |
Braverman remains an MP and influential figure in sections of the Conservative Party. |
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