Rishi Sunak has a difficult decision on his hands: what to do about his Home Secretary? Suella Braverman is reported to have asked civil servants to organise special treatment for her after she was caught speeding. She has since paid the fine. But the PM – who is in Japan at the G7 summit – has declined to express his full confidence in Braverman. Laura Kuenssberg asked Conservative MP Jake Berry if there should be an official investigation into whether she might have broken the ministerial code:
Thérèse Coffey ‘fed up’ with the water companies
English water companies apologised this week, after Environment Agency figures showed there were more than 300,000 sewage spills last year. Investment to improve water infrastructure is planned, but consumers will have to pay for it through their bills. Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey told Sophy Ridge she was angry with the behaviour of water companies, but pointed out that the cleanliness of the country’s waters has actually improved since 2010:
Coffey: No more government support coming for energy bills
Energy prices are set to fall as the year goes on, but state subsidies are also ending.
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