Jake Berry – 2022 Comments on Suella Braverman Breaking the Ministerial Code on Numerous Occasions

The comments made by Jake Berry, the outgoing Chair of the Conservative Party, on Piers Morgan Uncensored on 26 October 2022.

INTERVIEWER:

[Was it right that Suella Braverman came back to the Cabinet?]

JAKE BERRY:

Six days is a long time in politics. It’s for the new Prime Minister and he must be free to appoint whoever he wants. However, what I would say is from my own knowledge, there were multiple breaches of the ministerial code

INTERVIEWER:

[Multiple?]

JAKE BERRY:

Multiple breaches of ministerial code. It was sent from a private email address to another Member of Parliament, she then sought to copy in that individual’s wife and accidentally sent it to a staffer in Parliament. To me, that seems a really serious breach and especially when it was documents relating to cybersecurity as I believe that seems a really serious breach. The cabinet secretary had his say at the time, I doubt he’s changed his mind in the last six days, but that’s a matter for the new Prime Minister

INTERVIEWER:

[Did she hold her hands up to it?]

JAKE BERRY:

I wasn’t at the meeting, but as I understand it the evidence was put to her and she accepted the evidence rather than the other way around.