....not old enough to retire (unless he's amassed wealth from somewhere) and going through the process he's threatening is not likely to be conducive to the offer of lucrative job opportunities.
Proving constructive dismissal is a rocky road, I hope he has been well advised and is confident of his evidence (colleagues may well not agree to bear witness in fear of their own futures).
He may be hoping that the Government will buy him off, at a price higher than he could extract as a normal pay-off, or he may be looking for his pound of flesh with Patel. (Or both).
One would hope (possibly in vain) that a senior civil servant wouldn't let their heart rule their head.
I suspect the odds are better than 50:50 that it won't last as far as a Tribunal verdict.
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