‘No-one to blame’ for Border fiasco

The former head of the UK’s Border Force who resigned over last year’s security row has reached an out-of-court settlement with the Home Office in which neither side admits any liability or wrongdoing.

Brodie Clark was originally suspended, and then in November resigned his position after a 40-year career in the Home Office, folowing a row over responsibility for lax border security.

He launched a constructive dismissal case in which he could have netted £135,000, but yesterday issued a joint statement with the Home Office saying the case was settled with no “admission of liability or wrongdoing from either side”.