As we await a report into bullying allegations, is Priti Patel another suitable case for a mild telling-off?

The home secretary and Jeremy Corbyn are both in trouble with their party leaders, but as John Rentoul writes, they are being treated differently

Priti Patel, the home secretary, may be asked to apologise when the report on bullying allegations is finally published

There are unexpected parallels between the disciplinary cases of Priti Patel, the home secretary, and Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader. Both face mild reprimands; both are too proud to apologise; and each has caused a big political problem for their party leader. 

It was reported yesterday that Boris Johnson is close to publishing the report that was completed months ago into allegations of bullying against Patel, and that he is likely to issue her with a written warning while keeping her in the cabinet. 

This is rather similar to the decision of the disciplinary panel of the Labour Party, which ended Corbyn’s suspension and issued him with a “reminder”. That is where the similarity ends, however, because Keir Starmer took a different approach from the party machine and kept Corbyn out of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP).