Is Downing Street operating a “boys’ club”? And how did two senior Labour figures with hyperlinks to convicted paedophiles move vetting?
Keir Starmer has made it by way of the week, however the paedophile vetting scandal surrounding Peter Mandelson and Matthew Doyle is intensifying, elevating critical questions on judgement, requirements and tradition on the coronary heart of presidency.
In this episode of Electoral Dysfunction, Beth Rigby, Ruth Davidson and Harriet Harman speak about:
The “boys’ club” allegations inside Downing Street
Whether ladies are being pushed onto a political “glass cliff”
The fallout from the Peter Mandelson scandal
Fresh scrutiny over Matthew Doyle’s peerage and vetting failures
What “structural misogyny” in authorities really means
Harriet Harman’s proposal for a brand new First Secretary of State to drive tradition change
We additionally reveal what actually occurred behind the scenes within the dramatic weekend that led to Morgan McSweeney’s resignation and whether or not the Prime Minister is politically secure or just shopping for time.
This episode dives into UK politics, Labour Party management, Downing Street tradition, vetting failures and ladies in energy.
A supply near the prime minister rejected recommendations of a "boys’ club" in Downing Street, saying there have been a lot of "highly qualified and capable women that work in Number 10" together with cupboard ministers and particular advisers "across the whole government who are often forgotten in all of this".
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