Suella Braverman email could throw fresh doubt over security breach claims

An email sent from Suella Braverman's idiosyncratic relationship connected the time she had to resign implicit a information breach could propulsion caller uncertainty implicit her claims astir the velocity with which she took action.

The email, seen by the BBC, told the recipient of a highly delicate connection that Ms Braverman had sent successful mistake to "delete and ignore" it.

She has said she reported the mistake "rapidly" to officials.

But the BBC understands it took hours for her to respond.

Ms Braverman discontinue arsenic location caput 10 days agone due to the fact that she had breached information rules relating to email use. She was past reappointed by caller Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Her reappointment has drawn criticism, with calls for an enquiry and Labour demanding Mr Sunak "comes clean" and releases assessments of the information breach.

In her defence, the location caput said "as soon arsenic I realised my mistake I rapidly reported this connected authoritative channels". She said she reported it to the furniture caput - the caput of the civilian service.

But the BBC understands she sent the archetypal email from her idiosyncratic Gmail relationship to the incorrect person, a subordinate of parliamentary staff, astatine 7:52 BST connected 19 October.

The papers was a draught written ministerial connection related to migration visas containing highly delicate accusation astir authorities policy.

At 8:30 the recipient sent her a connection saying that it had been sent successful error.

At 10:02 a connection was past sent from the location secretary's idiosyncratic Gmail relationship saying: "Please tin you delete the connection and ignore".

It is understood the main whip astatine the time, Wendy Morton, was told what had happened astir fractional an hr aboriginal by the bureau that had received the connection successful error. Ms Morton past urgently tried to way down the location caput to sermon the issue, it is understood.

One root told the BBC determination was nary grounds that Ms Braverman had raised the incidental herself earlier she was confronted with the mistake aboriginal that afternoon, and subsequently had to resign.

But a root adjacent to Ms Braverman said astir 12:00, she instructed officials to rise the breach with the furniture secretary. That is inactive much than 4 hours aft her archetypal email that broke the rules and 2 hours aft she had asked the recipient to "delete and ignore".

"The location caput has been wide that erstwhile she realised she'd made this mistake of judgement she proactively reported it connected authoritative channels.

"These events request to beryllium seen successful the discourse of a precise packed schedule. She recognises she made a mistake, apologised and offered her resignation to the PM," the root said.

Ms Braverman had sent the papers to her ain Gmail address, earlier sending it on. Ministers are not permitted to nonstop authorities documents to idiosyncratic accounts, oregon to stock further.

Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has Ms Braverman's assignment "raises superior doubts" astir the premier minister's judgement and that the brace could not proceed to fell from questions.

"Rishi Sunak's determination to reappoint Suella Braverman was profoundly irresponsible," she said.

"Labour volition usage each parliamentary mechanics unfastened to unit authorities to travel cleanable implicit her reappointment, to get answers and to necessitate elaborate documents to beryllium released to the Intelligence and Security Committee."

Some Tory MPs person besides expressed concern. Backbench MP Caroline Nokes backed absorption calls for an enquiry and erstwhile Tory president Sir Jake Berry described the breach arsenic "really serious".