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The Rutnam saga has been settled, but there needs to be a lot of work to repair government actions of the past year
Boris Johnson shaking hands with cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill, who stepped down in September 2020. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Boris Johnson shaking hands with cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill, who stepped down in September 2020. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Tue 9 Mar 2021 08.13 EST
Last modified on Tue 9 Mar 2021 08.15 EST
The year-long Philip Rutnam saga, which started with his dramatic accusations about the home secretary’s bullying and briefing, fizzled out last week with the news that the two sides had agreed a settlement. A big cash sum, but no formal admission of liability from the Home Office. No comment from Priti Patel’s former permanent secretary.