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Whistleblowing at Barclays: Jes Staley’s letter to staff

CEO tells colleagues he became 'too personally involved' with efforts to unmask a whistleblower at the bank

Whistleblowing at Barclays: Jes Staley’s letter to staff
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The chief executive of Barclays has penned a letter to colleagues after his attempts to uncloak the identity of a whistleblower at the bank were revealed today.

Jes Staley said he became "too personally involved" when trying to protect a colleague whom he said had been the subject of an "unfair personal attack" sent via anonymous letters to the board.

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