CAROLINE Nokes has questioned the reappointment of fellow Hampshire MP Suella Braverman as home secretary, just days after she quit over data breaches.

Speaking to the BBC, the MP for Romsey and Southampton North said there were "big questions" hanging over the issue and called for a full inquiry.

This comes as former Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry has claimed Ms Braverman committed “multiple breaches of the ministerial code” as Rishi Sunak faces a backlash over his decision to reinstate her.

Ms Nokes told Radio Solent: "I think what is apparent is that there are big questions hanging over this whole issue.

"And to be frank I would like to see them cleared up so that the home secretary can get on with her job."

Ms Braverman admitted to a “technical infringement” of the rules as she was forced out prior to Liz Truss's downfall, making her then the shortest-serving home secretary in history.

"I have made a mistake; I accept responsibility; I resign," she wrote.

However, just six days later she was appointed by Mr Sunak - who she had thrown her support behind in the contest to replace the outgoing Ms Truss.

Senior minister Nadhim Zahawi defended the move, telling the BBC he believed in "redemption".

He added: "The prime minister looked at this case and he decided to give her a second chance."

But Mr Berry, who left his role as party chairman on Tuesday, also questioned her return to cabinet.

He told TalkTV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored she had sent a document "from a private email address to another MP".

He added: "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, 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.”

Ms Braverman said she “rapidly reported” her “mistake” through official channels, and informed Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, as soon as she realised it.

But Mr Berry said: “As I understand it, the evidence was put to her and she accepted the evidence, rather than the other way round.”

Labour has demanded that Mr Case, who is reportedly “livid” over her swift return and “very concerned” about the breach, launch an investigation “into the extent of this and other possible security breaches”.