LABOUR is calling for the findings of a Cabinet Office investigation into the actions of Home Secretary Priti Patel to be made public as soon as possible.

The call comes amid reports the Witham MP has been cleared of any wrongdoing following accusations of bullying and harassment.

A leak of the internal investigation - overseen by the Cabinet Secretary, on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s instructions - says it has found has found no evidence at all the Home Secretary mistreated civil servants. in any way

A probe was launched after Sir Philip Rutnam quit as Permanent Secretary at the Home Office in February.

He went with a blistering attack on Ms Patel, claiming he had been the target of a “vicious and orchestrated briefing campaign”.

However, the review is believed to have found no evidence to support allegations Ms Patel bullied staff at the Home Office and other departments where she worked, according to the Telegraph.

But in a letter to Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove, Labour frontbenchers Nick Thomas-Symonds and Rachel Reeves, say the results must be published to ensure transparency.

They wrote: “We appreciate that the country is dealing with an unprecedented challenge in response to the coronavirus and the Prime Minister’s illness, in respect of which we wish him a swift recovery.

“However, it is absolutely vital the findings of the inquiry are made public as soon as possible.

“At a time when additional powers are being assumed by the Government, the imperative that the public are completely assured of the conduct of senior ministers is even greater.”

Ms Patel is still facing legal action under whistleblowing laws after Sir Philip lodged an employment tribunal claim saying he was forced from his job for exposing her bullying behaviour.

The general secretary of the civil service union the FDA, Dave Penman, said Sir Philip had submitted a claim to the employment tribunal for constructive dismissal and whistleblowing against Ms Patel.

Ms Patel, whose constituency also includes Stanway and Tiptree, has never spoken publicly about the accusations of bullying.

However, she is understood to have denied all the allegations made against her in conversations with other Government ministers and senior civil servants.