Accusations that Lady Judge faces

She told senior staff: ‘I can’t sack a black person as they would behave aggressively’

She said: ‘The problem is, we have one black and we have one pregnant woman, and that is the worst combination we could possibly have’

Said a female staff member was ‘having a baby again, that is career suicide’

Told a female employee not to ‘dress like a tart’

Claimed women in the MeToo movement were ‘exaggerating’

Harassed staff by calling them up to 23 times a day

Forced her assistant to stand on stairwell for an hour while a painter discussed the lighting for a portrait of Lady Judge

Sought to stop IoD from criticising the Budget to protect her friends Theresa May and Philip Hammond

Used IoD offices to host a function for Tory women

Tried to stop the IoD from being critical of Rolls-Royce to protect her friend, the firm’s chairman Ian Davis

Used IoD staff to host a fashion show at the Chinese Embassy

Attempted to award a contract to refurbish the IoD headquarters to a company linked to her son

Tried to get IoD to purchase pottery from a company she directs Monitored staff emails Promised jobs to IoD members who supported her appointment and curried favour with gifts