A senior Liberal Democrat minister will launch a stinging attack on Theresa May, the Home Secretary, as he announces his resignation from the Government tomorrow.
Norman Baker, the crime prevention minister, is stepping down after a year of internal battles within the Home Office with his Conservative boss.
In a scathing verdict on Ms May’s leadership, Mr Baker warned that support for “rational evidence-based policy” was in short supply at the top of her department.
The Lib Dem has publicly clashed with Ms May on issues including drugs policy and immigration.
He told The Independent yesterday that the experience of working at the Home Office had been like “walking through mud” as he found his plans thwarted by the Home Secretary and her advisers.
“They have looked upon it as a Conservative department in a Conservative government, whereas in my view it’s a Coalition department in a Coalition government,” he said.