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| Mole sacked for Damian Green leak | Mole sacked for Damian Green leak |
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| A civil servant arrested for leaking Home Office documents to Conservative MP Damian Green has been dismissed. | A civil servant arrested for leaking Home Office documents to Conservative MP Damian Green has been dismissed. |
| Christopher Galley, who had signed the Official Secrets Act, was sacked from the Immigration Nationality Directorate for gross professional misconduct. | Christopher Galley, who had signed the Official Secrets Act, was sacked from the Immigration Nationality Directorate for gross professional misconduct. |
| Mr Galley and Mr Green were told last week they would not be charged, after a five-month inquiry. | |
| A series of leaks in 2007 and 2008 included information about illegal immigrants and crime in the recession. | A series of leaks in 2007 and 2008 included information about illegal immigrants and crime in the recession. |
| The junior official, who lost his job after a disciplinary hearing, has said he does not regret the leaks as he believes they were in the public interest. | |
| Mr Galley also said he was responsible for just four of the 20 documents leaked. | |
| Conservative immigration spokesman Mr Green said his arrest followed ministerial embarrassment about the stories he revealed. | |
| Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer said there was not enough evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction of either Mr Galley or Mr Green. | |
| He said the material "was not secret information or information affecting national security". |