A former Fire Brigade Union leader who was sacked after speaking at a pro-Brexit rally has won his unfair dismissal claim after a tribunal agreed that he was the victim of a 'witch-hunt'.
Paul Embery was accused of undermining the union during a speech alongside Nigel Farage at a Leave Means Leave rally in central London in March 2019.
He successfully sued FBU for unfair dismissal after he was kicked off the National Executive, after arguing he was sacked for his 'pro-Brexit views' and was victim of a 'blatant dig for dirt'.
An employment tribunal in Norwich ruled in Embery's favour, arguing that it would 'appear from the start of the investigation process that there was an agenda to have the claimant removed.'
The judgement continued: 'The investigation... looked like no more than a witch-hunt. The ambit of the investigation, when looking at the facts, was bizarre.
'How could any fair-minded member come to a reasonable belief on the facts that the claimant had committed any form of misconduct?'
Paul Embery (pictured) was accused of undermining the union during a speech alongside Nigel Farage at a Leave Means Leave rally in central London in March 2019
In a statement shared to Twitter, Paul Embery said the tribunal ruled in his favour and agreed that he was a victim of a 'witch-hunt'
Now a columnist at UnHerd, Embery tweeted his delight at the news this morning.
He said: 'I have WON my unfair dismissal against the FBU after I was sacked in relation to a speech I gave to a pro-Brexit rally in 2019.'
The former London regional secretary of the FBU, which he remains a member of, was removed from his post after what he claims the union saw as a 'treacherous' speech at a protest in March 2019.
He been an active member of the FBU - whose official position on Brexit was to support 'Remain - for more than two decades, joining his first union when he was 16.
But, the full-time trade unionist was kicked out of the national executive of the FBU after
