Sir Alex Allan quits as PM’s adviser on ministerial code after he stands by home secretary

Boris Johnson is standing by the under-fire home secretary, Priti Patel, despite a long-awaited official inquiry finding that she breached the ministerial code by bullying civil servants.

But the response of the prime minister, who judged the ministerial code had not been breached, clashed with the findings of Whitehall’s independent adviser on ministerial standards, Sir Alex Allan, prompting his resignation on Friday.

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