Sonia Khan’s claim of unfair dismissal settled shortly before hearing in move that will be seen as protecting PM’s adviser

A special adviser who was escorted out of Downing Street by police on the orders of Dominic Cummings has been given a five-figure payoff by the government.

Sonia Khan, a former adviser to the then chancellor, Sajid Javid, is expected to receive the substantial sum after arguing in legal papers that the behaviour of Boris Johnson’s most senior aide was pivotal to her claim of sex discrimination.

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