Home Office minister Robert Jenrick has “sincerely apologised” to a court after racking up his second speeding conviction in the space of a year. Jenrick, 41, faces a possible driving ban after pleading guilty to flouting a 40mph limit during a late-night drive along the M1, shortly after his appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions at Wakefield Cathedral. At the late hour I was driving, the road was largely empty and I do not recall there being roadworks. “I understand that there was a temporary 40 miles per hour limit in place on this section of the motorway. Lord Soames faces a possible driving ban while Ms Mordaunt was handed a fine and penalty points.
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