PM already criticised for saying he would continue to support home secretary before end of inquiry
Boris Johnson is expected to release a ruling within weeks on a long-awaited investigation into bullying allegations against Priti Patel, government insiders have said.
The Cabinet Office inquiry, which was launched nine months ago, is understood to show that the home secretary may have breached the ministerial code. The prime minister, however, the sole arbiter of the rules, is not expected to demand her resignation.
