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Sue Gray Report

Paula Barker Excerpts
Monday 31st January 2022

(2 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I am only too happy to assure the House that we intend to make changes starting from now and that I will keep the House updated.

Paula Barker Portrait Paula Barker (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab)
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When there is a failure of leadership and an inappropriate culture in an organisation, the person at the top should go. This outrageous debacle has not happened in spite of the Prime Minister; it has happened because of him. Will he now do the right thing and resign?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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The answer is no, because I am going to wait for the conclusions of the inquiry before any of the assertions that the hon. Lady has made can be established.