Patel is facing almost certain dismissal after being ordered back to Britain following the disclosure of further unauthorised meetings with Israeli politicians.
She was forced to cut short an official visit to Africa after being summoned by Theresa May to Downing Street to explain herself.
Ms Patel has already apologised to the Prime Minister on Monday after failing to disclose a series of 12 meetings with senior Israeli figures during a family holiday in the country in August.
It has since emerged that she then held two additional meetings, one in the UK and one in the US, following her return from Israel.
Sir Gerald, who’s a friend of Ms Patel, told Premier she made an “honest mistake”.
He said: “It will be a shame if this media frenzy were to force the Prime Minister’s hand.
“I think it’s an innocent mistake. No damage has been done, nobody has been hurt, no public money has gone astray.”
Sir Gerald added that the media has spun the situation out of control and it’s depriving the country of talented people.
He said: “Some journalists are completely unaccountable. They’re unaccountable to the people they work for and certainly unaccountable to the public.
“They’ll move on to the next story, and no doubt they’ll find somebody else and seek to secure their scalp.”
Sir Gerald told Premier he was in a similar situation as Ms Patel when he was in office and said…
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