NHS manager joins work call with Nazi armband, framed photo of Hitler & Swastika in background… but still keeps his job
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AN NHS manager joined a work video call with a Nazi armband, framed photo of Adolf Hitler and a Swastika in the background.
However, he kept his job while the ambulance worker who reported him claims colleagues turned against her and tried to "kill her career".
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The NHS boss appeared on the Teams meeting with Nazi paraphernalia
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The items included a large flag adorned with a Swastika
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A framed portrait of Adolf Hitler could also be seen
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The whistle blower said reporting the incident 'killed' her career
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The whistle blower - called Amelia - reported the unnamed boss after spotting he had the sick paraphernalia on display in his home office during a Teams meeting.
She told Sky News: "A4 picture of Hitler, giant Nazi flag, the armband and the grenade."
Asked how she felt seeing the items, Amelia said: "Horrified, and I kept looking around the room thinking why is no one saying anything, and nobody did.
"Forty-five minutes I had to stare at that. Thing is, the more you look at it, the more upsetting it becomes...
"When I spoke to people afterwards, they were 'he's always been into Nazi stuff."
An investigation found the "inappropriate behaviour should have been challenged but he's still at work", Sky News reports.
Amelia, meanwhile, claims her colleagues turned against her.
"It killed my career, my career's done. They've not supported me at all. At one point, the police were involved and two days later I had bags of dog faeces at my house."
She continued: "For quite a few months, whenever I heard sirens, I got palpitations and would literally freeze, terrified of who would be in the ambulance.
A spokesperson for South East Coast Ambulance Service said: "We continue to work hard to make SEAmb a safe organisation for all of our people and are committed to drive real change.
Hunt for neo-Nazis who celebrated Hitler's birthday in UK pub with swastika cake
"The historic cases highlighted were thoroughly investigated, including through independent external reviews and we firmly believe these cases do not reflect the views of the majority of our people on how it feels to work at SECAmb currently."
Police search for neo-Nazis
It comes as cops are searching for neo-Nazis who gathered to celebrate Hitler's birthday in a UK pub with flags and a Swastika cake.
Members of the far-right extremist group, the British Movement, met at the Duke of Edinburgh in Royton, Greater Manchester, last Saturday.
The venue said staff didn't know about the party until the next day -and they reported it to the police.
A post on the group's Telegram feed read: "On a gorgeous sunny afternoon in Greater Manchester, a platoon of Northwest British Movement met up to celebrate the 136th Birthday of Uncle A.
"It certainly didn't take long for the dimly lit interior of the Oldham boozer to be filled with the warm laughter of comrades old and new.
"Tables were filled with a plethora of drinks: frosty pints of beer, fruity cocktails, schooners, and birthday cake!
"As the evening wore on more laughter and lively conversation echoed around the pub, with everyone telling stories and sharing some of their own dreams and aspirations, each person adding to the tapestry of hopes for the future.
"They reminisced about the good times while planning their future BM escapades, ensuring that this celebration was just one of many more to come."
In photos shared on a Telegram account for the group responsible - British Movement - Nazi flags and a cake decorated with a Swastika can be seen.
In one photograph three men hold up a flag with a swastika, SS bolts and the Iron Cross.
It also included a black and white photograph of Hitler.
Another picture revealed five men posing behind the British Movement flag before quickly hiding it away.
One man, who did the Nazi salute, was donning a German national team football shirt with the words Fuhrer 44.
The Duke of Edinburgh's incoming landlady Jean Anderson, said: "They said they had a cake, but we didn't know what happened because they covered everything up.
"The pub was full. There were about six to eight men and one woman. They sat in the corner and didn't cause any problems.
"They were sneaky. We didn't see anything until we saw the pictures. I just can't understand why they picked this pub."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: "On Wednesday, April 23 we received a report that several individuals attended a pub on Market Street in Royton on Saturday, April 20, and were in possession of Nazi memorabilia.
"Enquiries are underway to establish the full circumstances.
"If you have any information, or were affected by this incident, please contact police on 101 quoting log 784 of 24/4/25."
Membership of the British Movement is not currently illegal.
The British Movement (BM) is a British neo-Nazi organisation founded by Colin Jordan in 1968.
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Members of the British Movement group gathered at the Duke of Edinburgh pub in Royton
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Shocking CCTV footage shows the men posing behind a flag before quickly hiding it away
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The cake with a swastika
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