Patel Scandal Raises Culture Of Fear Over Bullying
Sunday People|November 22, 2020
Officials blast PM’s failure to Axe Ally
Nigel Nelson
Patel Scandal Raises Culture Of Fear Over Bullying
TOP civil servants have accused Boris Johnson of embedding the “culture of fear” in Whitehall.

They had pinned their hopes on the PM’s promise of a “reset” after bullying aide Dominic Cummings was booted out of No10.

But those were dashed when he failed to sack Home Secretary Priti Patel for similar behaviour.

A Whitehall mandarin told the Sunday People: “None of us will feel able to call out bullying any more. The culture of fear is firmly entrenched. She’s not the only bully in the Cabinet.”

This story is from the November 22, 2020 edition of Sunday People.

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