Sue Gray Report Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Sue Gray Report

Nadia Whittome Excerpts
Monday 31st January 2022

(2 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I totally understand the feelings of the hon. Gentleman’s constituents, and I accept that things could have been done better in No. 10, as I have told the House before, but I must ask him to study what Sue Gray has said. We are acting on all her recommendations.

Nadia Whittome Portrait Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East) (Lab)
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Can the Prime Minister explain how changing the civil service hierarchy would have prevented him from breaching the covid regulations, as he has admitted in this House? When will he take responsibility for his own actions and stop hiding behind other people? My constituents do not want another Government Department; they want him to resign.

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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The hon. Lady is wrong in what she says and I direct her to what I said earlier.