By Helen Pidd North of England editor
Diane Abbott says Cabinet Office inquiry not impartial enough to restore public trust
The Labour party has called for the home secretary, Priti Patel, to stand down while a lawyer-led “genuinely independent” inquiry is carried out into bullying allegations against her.
Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, suggested the Cabinet Office-led inquiry announced by Boris Johnson into Patel’s behaviour was not sufficiently impartial to restore public trust in the relationship between the government and the civil service.
Source: Labour demands independent inquiry into Priti Patel bullying claims
Category: Priti Patel, Civil service, Conservatives, Politics, UK news, Diane Abbott, Labour
