The sordid reason the PUBLIC has been made to pay for Priti Patel’s bullying
Yes, again: I know you’ve seen this image of Patel a lot over the last few days but it’s my favourite at the moment and it sums her up very well.
The Home Office has admitted that it used £370,000 of your money to pay off Sir Philip Rutnam after he took legal action over bullying by Priti Patel.
We know she did engage in bullying because we have Sir Alex Allan’s report to prove it. The now-former government adviser on ministerial standards stated clearly that Priti Patel was guilty of bullying civil servants while a minister in three government departments.
I state that he’s the “now-former” government advisor because – as we all know – prime minister Boris Johnson spat in Allan’s face by overruling his finding, lying that Patel had not broken ministerial standards, and saying she could continue in her job (she should have been sacked).
Meanwhile, Sir Philip had launched court proceedings for constructive dismissal – but against the Home Office rather than Patel.
Perhaps he thought he’d get more money that way. We’ve certainly paid £340,000 plus a £30,000 contribution to his costs.
Patel – the bully who caused all the trouble – has got off free as a bird.
Isn’t it time Tory ministers were made to pay for their own offences?
Source: Home Office spent £370,000 settling Patel bullying claim by top civil servant | The Independent
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