It's led to the resignation of the man who wrote the report, Sir Alex Allen.

His inquiry looked into allegations about Pretty Patel's conduct as a minister in three different government departments.

Ah, former top official in the home office told the BBC that she'd Bean urged not to shout and swear it staff.

A month after becoming home secretary this afternoon, Miss Patel said that she was sorry if her behavior had upset people.

Deputy political editor Vicky Young reports he's standing by her.

Boris Johnson's taken months to give his verdict on the home secretary's behavior, which an independent report described as bullying Pretty.

Patel shouted and swore at staff, but the prime minister's judge that she didn't break ministerial rules.

I asked her what she thought about the criticisms in the report.

Are you a bully?

Well, I'm here to give a nun reserved apology today.

Andi, I am sorry if I have upset people in any way whatsoever.

That was completely unintentional on Vicky.

I'll be very candid.

You know, the work that I do here in this department and across government is deeply challenging.

So if I have upset people, that has been completely unintentional.

That was not my intention.

The prime minister's adviser on ministerial standards has found that the Home secretary has not consistently met the high standards required by the ministerial code of treating her civil servants with consideration and respect.

Her approach on occasions has amounted to behavior that could be described as bullying in terms of the impact felt by individuals.

And to that extent, her behavior has bean in breach of the ministerial code, even if unintentionally.

Despite these findings from Sir Alex Allen, the prime minister has the final say on Has disagreed.

Sir Alex has resigned in overruling his independent adviser.

The prime minister's made a huge political decision down the street points to what they call mitigating circumstances.

The fact that no one mentioned the home secretary's behavior tour at the time on that she's apologized.

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Patel's friends thinks she's being the victim of snobbery and sexism, but some of this is being contradicted by Sir Philip Putnam.

He resigned in February, is the most senior civil servant at the home office to Philip.

How much confidence do you have in the inquiry?

In a statement today, he said he wasn't asked to give evidence and says he did repeatedly advised Miss Patel that she needed to treat staff with respect.

His former department has also been criticized for being inflexible on unsupportive.

The Home secretary says the culture has now changed the time.

Of course, it says this in the report that issues were not pointed out to me.

We were not being supported, obviously in our work.

But this is a challenging department.

People listening to it will think that you're that you're making excuses.

And actually there is no excuse for somebody is in a senior position to treat others badly.

Vicki, there are no excuses.

I'm absolutely given an unreserved foursome apology today.

I cannot be any clearer about that whatsoever.

But Labor say pretty Patel should resign or be sacked.

Prime Minister has said that he loads bullying, and yet today he has comprehensively failed a test of his leadership when he's had a report on his desk precisely on that issue.

So Alex Allen couldn't have Bean clearer that the home secretary has not consistently met the high standards of the ministerial code.

Hanging onto Pretty Patel will be a popular decision with Conservative Party members, but it will bring Mr Johnson Mawr political pain.

Rita really has been an extraordinary day.

The independent adviser on ministerial standards has found that the home secretary's behavior amounted to bullying.

Not only that, but the prime minister has rejected that judgment, also highly unusual.

Now the prime mister really has gone out on a limb to keep pretty Patel in her job.

It has thrilled her many supporters.

There are lots of conservative MPs who are dismayed.

They worry about the signal that this sends out about bullying today.

Boris Johnson's statement said that he felt that this matter was closed.

I'm not sure it is Vickie, Thank you, our deputy political editor, Vicky Young.