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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal and Ben Quinn

Support staff at No 10 ‘subjected to bullying for years’, union claims

A view of the door of No 10 Downing St
‘There’s been a culture of bullying, harassment and sexism in No 10 for many years,’ a union member has claimed. Photograph: David Cliff/AP

Support staff at No 10 and the Cabinet Office have been subjected to bullying and harassment for years, according to a union member in Whitehall.

The claim comes after Sue Gray’s report into the Partygate scandal disclosed that cleaners and security guards have been subjected to a “lack of respect and poor treatment”, and yet felt “unable to raise [this] properly” with the authorities.

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