MI5 'still trusts Suella Braverman' despite her misconduct

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Security services reportedly still trust Suella Braverman despite her mishandling of sensitive documents and her involvement in another leak investigation.

The Minister of the Interior will still receive intelligence information from MI5 despite concerns from other senior officials about his suitability for the job.

Former Home Secretary Lord Blunkett and a list of MPs Tories spoke out after Ms Braverman was reappointed by Rishi Sunak just six days after she resigned for sending sensitive government information through her personal email account.

Ms Braverman had sent the documents to a Tory MP backbencher and someone she thought was his wife, but turned out to be another MP's parliamentary aide, who raised the alarm about the leak.

But a source of security, the day nal Times, said it was "completely wrong" that MI5 could hide information from the Home Secretary and said it had "a strong and trusting working relationship ionship ".

"She will continue to receive regular intelligence briefings, as was the case when the Home Secretary was in office previously and with other Home Secretaries," they said. they said.

Former Labor Home Secretary David Blunkett had told the House of Lords that the security services could be "reluctant to provide the necessary briefings and openness".

He also warned that it was possible that "other international security agencies may be reluctant to share with us if they fear their information will be passed to the government itself".

Ms Braverman is said to have earned the nickname 'Leaky Sue' among Whitehall officials due to her conduct. It was reported on Thursday that she was probed by an investigation into the Cabinet Office leaks in January, although the findings were inconclusive.

The Home Secretary, who served under Liz Truss' brief premiership, had admitted a "technical breach" of cabinet code in the most recent incident.

“I made a mistake; I accept responsibility; I resign,” she wrote, six days before her reappointment by Rishi Sunak.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused Mr Sunak of making a 'dirty deal' with Ms Braverman to gain his support in the Tories' brief leadership race.