Taking this purely objectively, and as somebody who despises the current Conservative Party, I think the Patel case is over-the-top.
This isn’t bullying. Bullying is pushing the work experience kid in the fountain outside work every day. This is giving bollockings to senior civil servants who in many cases get paid upwards of £60,000 a year (I expect) and are expected to perform in high-pressure, high-stakes situations.