Steven Bonnar
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Sue Gray Report
Steven Bonnar Excerpts(2 years, 7 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
I think the hon. Gentleman will find the answer to that question in Sue Gray’s report.
Steven Bonnar (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (SNP)
The conclusion of the report states that Ms Gray found that
“some staff had witnessed and been subjected to behaviours at work”—
that were concerning, and that there were—
“…multiple examples of a lack of respect and poor treatment of security and cleaning staff.”
For me, that is the most damning and also the most telling part of the report. Why is it that people like the Prime Minister and the people who work at No.10 think that cleaners, security guards, nurses and teachers are beneath them and less important than them?
The Prime Minister
I condemn such behaviour. When I was running London transport, for instance, I instituted much tougher penalties for those who abused our staff. I support tougher penalties for those who abuse shopworkers. Those are the values that I stand for.