‘Old-school’ | RNLI worker who called Sadiq Khan a 'terrorist' unfairly dismissed - tribunal

A Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) worker sacked for reportedly calling Sadiq Khan a ‘terrorist’ was wrongfully and unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.

Glen Monroe, a 62-year-old veteran boatsman who has worked for the charity since 1986, insisted he was not racist and has an “old-school” sense of humour.

Although the tribunal upheld some of the complaints made by Monroe’s colleagues – including his comments about Khan – it found there was not enough evidence to support the RNLI’s decision that his behaviour was gross misconduct and therefore grounds for dismissal.

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Monroe first joined as a volunteer crew member, before rising through the ranks to become a helmsman in 2001, and eventually the Thames commander at London’s Chiswick Lifeboat Station.