Conservative MPs question Suella Braverman's return to cabinet

Two Conservative MPs person questioned the re-appointment of Suella Braverman arsenic location secretary, conscionable days aft she discontinue implicit information breaches.

Caroline Nokes told the BBC determination were "big questions" hanging implicit the contented and called for a afloat inquiry.

And erstwhile Tory Party president Jake Berry said Ms Braverman's breaches had been aggregate and serious.

However, elder curate Nadhim Zahawi defended the move, telling the BBC helium believed successful "redemption".

"The premier curate looked astatine this lawsuit and helium decided to springiness her a 2nd chance," helium added.

Ms Braverman stepped down arsenic location caput past week successful the last days of Liz Truss's premiership.

In her resignation letter, she admitted committing a "technical infringement" of the rules by sending an authoritative papers to idiosyncratic not authorised to person it.

"I person made a mistake; I judge responsibility; I resign," she wrote.

However, conscionable six days aboriginal Mr Sunak re-appointed Ms Braverman arsenic location secretary.

It came 2 days aft Ms Braverman had thrown her enactment down him successful the contention to regenerate Ms Truss, successful what was wide seen arsenic a important endorsement by an influential fig connected the close of the Conservative Party.

Labour person Sir Keir Starmer accused the caller premier curate of giving Ms Braverman a occupation successful speech for her support.

"He's truthful weak, he's done a grubby woody trading nationalist information due to the fact that helium was frightened to suffer different enactment election," helium told MPs astatine Prime Minister's Questions.

Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats person called for inquiries into Ms Braverman's appointment.

Ms Nokes - Conservative MP for Romsey and Southampton North - agreed determination should beryllium an inquiry.

Speaking to the BBC, she said: "I deliberation what is evident is that determination are large questions hanging implicit this full issue.

"And to beryllium frank I would similar to spot them cleared up truthful that the location caput tin get connected with her job."

The BBC has been told that the location caput has requested further briefings connected email security.