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Labour demands publication of inquiry into Priti Patel bullying
Composite file photos of Sir Philip Rutnam (left) and Home Secretary Priti Patel (right). Rutnam, the top civil servant at the Home Office, who has quit following a series of run ins with with the Home Secretary

AN INQUIRY into allegations that Home Secretary Priti Patel bullied officials must be published immediately, Labour has demanded.

Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds wrote to Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove on Saturday saying the delay in publishing the findings is “unacceptable.”

A Cabinet Office investigation was launched in March over claims that Ms Patel belittled colleagues and clashed with senior officials in three different departments.

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