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The High Court must overturn Boris Johnson s decision that Home Secretary Priti Patel did not breach government rules on behaviour, a union says.
The prime minister decided not to sack Ms Patel last year after a report found evidence of bullying and some occasions of shouting and swearing .
Mr Johnson backed Ms Patel, saying she had not broken the Ministerial Code.
The FDA union, which represents senior civil servants, said this reaction had undermined disciplinary procedures.
And Labour called Mr Johnson s decision the sign of a broken system .
He is pursuing an employment tribunal claim for constructive dismissal.
Foresight News looks ahead to the key events in the calendar for 2021 that need to be in your news diary. Events are as planned at time of writing, but subject to change based on Covid-19 developments as the year goes on.
January
January marks not just the beginning of a new year but of a whole new era for the UK as it emerges from the Brexit transition period (
1 January). Talks between London and Brussels are still ongoing, meaning we still don’t know exactly what that new era will look like, but disruption to businesses and supply chains are likely either way.