Baroness Scotland of Asthal has had to deny claims that she spent thousands of pounds of taxpayer money to refurbish her grace-and-favour home STEFAN ROUSSEAU/PAThe Commonwealth secretary-general forced her head of office from his job and behaved like a prima donna with international dignitaries, an employment tribunal was told. Baroness Scotland of Asthal, who was Gordon Brown’s attorney-general, was accused at a hearing last week of abusing her position. The tribunal was told that she unfairly forced Ram Venuprasad, 45, from his job because she believed that he had leaked unflattering stories about her to the media. The allegations come at an inconvenient time: the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in London starts on April 16. Since taking the position two years ago, the former Labour foreign and home office minister, 62, has…

Source: The Times April 06, 2018 11:03 UTC