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Priti Patel has blasted a senior Home Office official who said she has to work 'ten times harder' than her white colleagues.
During a lecture discussing race, the official said: 'I have to work ten times harder than my white counterparts not getting the credit I deserve.'
They added that by the time they log-in at 9 O'clock they have had to deal with 'a lot of psychological stuff'.
Former Home Secretary Dame Patel described the comments as 'divisive' and 'insulting' when speaking to The Sunday Telegraph.
'Home Office officials should not be subject to lectures promoting critical race theory and radical rhetoric claiming some races have to work harder than others.
Priti Patel has blasted a senior Home Office official who said she has to work 'ten times harder' than her white colleagues
The senior official made the comments during a discussion about staff's experience of discrimination in the service, at an away day last month. [Stock Image]
'This woke navel-gazing is divisive disruptive and far from impartial,' she said.
The senior official made the comments during a discussion about staff's experience of discrimination in the service, at an away day last month.
Civil servants in the Migration and Borders Group (MBG) were invited to attend a series of lectures from members of the Race Action Board - which represents ethnic minority staff - as part of the away day.
During the discussion, another civil servant said people who don't look like her try less and care less.
Home Office data shows that just under 9 per cent of staff identify as being from an ethnic minority, according to The Telegraph.
A spokesperson for the Home Office said they want staff to reflect and represent the communities they serve.
