‘Sir Calamity’ is off, spitting fury: Top mandarin Philip Rutnam summons the BBC to announce walkout

The most senior civil servant at the Home Office quit yesterday and launched an astonishing broadside against Priti Patel. After months of Whitehall warfare spilled over into a lurid public briefing war, Sir Philip Rutnam – dubbed ‘Sir Calamity’ – dramatically summoned the BBC to announce his walkout and vowed to sue the Government.  He accused … Read more