Priti Patel expected to be cleared of bullying by Cabinet Office inquiry

Secretive investigation condemned - but home secretary still to face Rutnam at employment tribunal

Priti Patel is expected to be cleared this week of bullying senior civil servants in three separate government departments, Whitehall sources have confirmed.

The home secretary had been accused of breaching the ministerial code by mistreating staff at the Home Office, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department for International Trade.