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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Wingate

Steve Barclay ‘faces bullying claims from health department officials’

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Health secretary Steve Barclay has become the latest minister to face bullying allegations, it has been reported, with officials from his department allegedly having “raised concerns” about his conduct towards staff.

The Guardian reported that civil servants informally complained to the department’s top mandarin about how they were treated by Mr Barclay, while senior officials privately spoke of “bullying” and other “bad behaviour” by him.

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