Priti Patel 'tried to have Home Office official sacked on Christmas Eve'

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Permanent secretary refused request, leading to tensions, and official took retirement
Priti Patel is at the centre of another controversy over her treatment of civil service staff after it emerged that she tried to have her director of communications removed from the job before Christmas.
The home secretary asked for Andy Tighe, the head of news at the Home Office, to be moved out of the department last year and he decided to take retirement. Continue reading...

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