TORY leader Kemi Badenoch has questions to answer over her hiring a private chauffeur and using a car that were not part of an official government service, Labour has said.

She has dismissed security concerns over a private car hire arrangement she had throughout her time as business secretary.

Officials wrote to her and said that the arrangement through a car-hire firm in her constituency at the time, Saffron Walden, was “not recommended,” repeatedly warning her of the security risks, according to the Sunday Times.

A Labour Party spokesperson said: “Kemi Badenoch must explain why she hired a private chauffeur at taxpayers’ expense rather than relying on the Government Car Service like other ministers.

“The Tory leader cannot just dismiss the security concerns that were raised at the time and hard-working families deserve to know how much this extravagant arrangement cost.”