BorisJohnsontomorrowwillpublishhisjudgmentintotheconductofPrettyPatelafterthefactfindingreportbytheCabinetofficeand a subsequentassessmentbySirAlexAllen, whoistheprimeminister's adviseronministers.
Now, ifwewanttoknowwhichwayBorisJohnsonwilljumptomorrowonthefutureoffPrettyPatel, weshouldprobablylookatwhathehadtosayafterSirPhilipRutmanresignedasHomeOfficepermanentsecretarybackinFebruarywhenhetalkedabout a cultureoffearinthehomeoffice.
FrustratedbytheHomeOfficeisleadershipslackofresponsivenessonthelackofsupportshefeltintheDepartmentforInternationalDevelopmentthreeyearsago, andthere's a strongviewamongstalliesoffthehomesecretarythatit's thecivilservicethatshouldbeapologizingtohertomorrow.
Now I understandthattherehasbeenanabsolutelyalmightystandoffbetweennumber 10 onseniorcivilservantsbecausetheyfeltthatthisreportraisedveryseriousquestionsaboutherbehaviorbehavior, whichtheysay, reallyhasnoplaceinthemodernworkplace.
Well, I thinkSirPhilipandhisresignationspeechliveonairindicatedthathehadraisedconcernsaboutthebehavioroffthehomesecretaryonitwasraisingthoseconcernsthatactuallycausedthebriefingagainstthePhilippine.
Soitseemsratherextraordinaryfortohearthatreporttalkingabout, it's allKim's a surprisetothehomesecretary, butwe'vespokento a civilservantwhoreallyenjoyedworkingwithit, andyoualsohaveneckwhatthey'reinthereporttherewasfrustrationwithcivilservantsworkinginthehomeoffice, butfrustrationaroundperformanceofindividualsisverydifferentfrombuilding.
Anyonein a workplaceknowthattheyhavetodealwithcolleagueswhoyoumaybefrustratedaboutthatmaybeissueslegitimateissuesandkidssoundsratesthat's verydifferentfrombuildinganattemptdaysofbehavior.
Let's talkabouteitherconstituencymattersorjusttocheckuponhow I'm doingofferadviceofmebeing a newMPAndi, eventooffermesomesupportwhen I wasgettinganawfullotofabuseonsocialmedia, whichissomethingthat I knowshe's hadtodealwithinthepast.
Youhavefromtheextract a leadontheprimeministerwhenthisreportthisinvestigationwaslaunchedpledgedhisallegiancetoprettyPatel, andyethe's theonlyonewhoisthearbiterofthis.
Butninemonthslater, thereportsittingonhisdeskforthreemonthswith a reportthatwouldappeartosaythatshehasbreachedtheministerialcodeandyetpotentiallynosanction.