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Fresh Home Office staff row as it is claimed Priti Patel ‘told permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam to sack a senior official on Christmas Eve and he refused’ as top mandarin makes public joke about rift Priti Patel said to have clashed with Sir Philip Rutnam over bid to oust top official Home Secretary allegedly … Read more
Priti Patel demanded police chiefs slash crime and deliver safer streets in exchange for more officers today as she said neither she nor the public would accept any ‘excuses’. The Home Secretary used a speech in London to say cutting crime is ‘non-negotiable’ and there must be ‘no weak spots’ in efforts to do so. Addressing the National … Read more
The father-in-law of Boris Johnson’s chief aide Dominic Cummings made an astonishing intervention in the Home Office bullying row today. Sir Humphry Tyrrell Wakefield, owner of Chillingham Castle and friend of Prince Philip, accused mandarins who have squared up to Home Secretary Priti Patel of acting to protect their ‘relaxed life’. The aristocratic interior designer … Read more
Two senior civil servants ‘leave Home Office amid Priti Patel row’ as Dominic Cummings’ father-in-law says Whitehall needs to be pummelled out of its ‘relaxed life’ Patel is at the heart of a furious row over treatment of staff in the department The 47-year-old’s opponents have accused her of bullying staff But Home Secretary’s supporters … Read more
Civil Service boss Sir Mark Sedwill warns staff to stop briefing against Home Secretary Priti Patel and says the back-biting is ‘besmirching’ the UK’s reputation Sir Mark Sedwill writes to civil servants to warn against ‘unattributable briefings’ Home Secretary Priti Patel is said to be ‘livid’ over claims that she bullied staff Allegations emerged after … Read more
Watching Priti Patel, it is impossible not to discern that she’s a bit of a prickly cactus. Her manner is cold, her visage somewhat pinched, while her resting expression tends towards, yes, I’m sorry, a smirk. When pressed on a matter, her lower jaw has a habit of jutting out confrontationally towards the person she … Read more
Priti Patel’s allies launched a furious counter-offensive against a wave of hostile briefing today – saying she is a victim of sexism and ‘spite’. The Home Secretary is understood to be ‘livid’ at reports security chiefs do not trust her with some intelligence, and that she has created an ‘atmosphere of fear’ among officials. A … Read more
MI5 chiefs insist they are NOT keeping secrets from Priti Patel as whispering campaign against the Home Secretary gathers pace Spy chiefs rebutted allegations that they do not trust Home Secretary Priti Patel One official has claimed: ‘The spooks find her extremely difficult to deal with’ Another source said she ‘receives less classified information than … Read more
Intelligence chiefs are ‘sharing less information with Priti Patel because they don’t trust her’ as Home Office war continues MI5 bosses are apparently handing over less information to the Home Secretary Sources said officers in security services ‘don’t have confidence in her abilities’ Claims come amid Home Office war after Priti Patel clashed with top … Read more
Priti Patel is hit by new ‘bullying’ claims as immigration boss quits his role after ‘major run-ins’ with the Home Secretary Immigration boss Mark Thomson reportedly quit over run-ins with Ms Patel Thomson prompted to resign from his role following ‘uncomfortable’ demands It comes as Ms Patel already accused of belittling Home Office civil servants By … Read more