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Welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, im mariko oi. the headlines... zelensky heads home from the g7 summit with new pledges of military support for ukraine. the bbc understands the prime minister rishi sunak will speak to his ethics adviser about whether the home secretary broke the ministerial code over speeding. the party of greeces prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, has claimed victory in sundays elections, though it failed to win an outright majority. lift—off for the first...

This has nothing to do with the home secretary getting points on her licence for speeding. the whole question is whether she was instructing, or exhorting, her own civil servants to try to arrange a private speed awareness course as an alternative to picking up at those points. why does that matter? why is it important? well, as a very senior, former senior civil servant, told the bbc last night, if there is a conflict between your private interests and your public duties as a minister, that may...

Minister this morning. find would be expecting from the prime minister this morning.— minister this morning. and if she did break the _ minister this morning. and if she did break the ministerial- minister this morning. and if she did break the ministerial code, i minister this morning. and if she i did break the ministerial code, what should happen?— did break the ministerial code, what should happen? well, the ministerial code is pretty — should happen? well, the ministerial code is pre...

Welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in the uk where the home secretary, suella braverman, is in the firing line over claims she asked civil servants about the possibility of a private speed awareness course, after she was caught driving too fast. downing street says the prime minister has had a conversation with his ethics adviser, sir laurie magnus. its not yet clear whether an investigation will take place, but opposition parties are ad...

That regard. can do more, should do more in that regard-— can do more, should do more in that regard-_ that regard. thank you for “oininu that regard. thank you for joining us- _ a look now at some other stories making headlines. president biden will speak with republican house speaker kevin mccarthy on monday after a phone conversation signalled progress on debt limit negotiations. mccarthy said the call has been productive but that the two sides were still apart. republicans want spending ...

Country. _ like for everyone else in the country, and everybody, like your callers. _ country, and everybody, like your callers. very _ country, and everybody, like your callers, very fair today to recognise that everybody is human, we all— recognise that everybody is human, we all make mistakes. this was clearly— we all make mistakes. this was clearly an— we all make mistakes. this was clearly an error ofjudgment, and it is not _ clearly an error ofjudgment, and it is not the _ clearly an...

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Of a speeding offence will be discussed by prime minister rishi sunak on monday. the pm will meet with his ethics advisor to discuss whether his home secretary broke the ministerial code when she asked civil servants to arrange a private speed awareness course. the course is usually conducted with members of the public. a source close to ms braverman denied she broke the rules. greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis has described his partys victory in the greek elections as "a political ea rth...

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Speeding. she was offered a group speed awareness course. she approached the civil service about arranging a private course. they said they could not help. after being appointed home secretary by rishi sunak, she opted to take three points on her licence, instead of attending any course. but what this in keeping with the ministerial code, which says ministers must ensure that no conflict arises or appears to arise between their public duties and their private interests. it is approaching the civ...