16 h. ago Defiant Zarah Sultana ‘won’t be pushed out’ of Your Party as she slams ‘toxic culture’

Ms Sultana said she will not enter the main conference centre on Saturday in protest at a ‘witch hunt’

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16 h. ago Your Party conference in chaos as Zarah Sultana decries ‘toxic culture’

It came after Jeremy Corbyn called for unity at the start of the fledgling party’s inaugural conference.

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3 d. ago Toxic culture of distrust at BBC led to recent resignations, former deputy director says

Mark Damazer says over-assertive board and executives feeling ‘embattled’ played into departures of Tim Davie and Deborah TurnessA “toxic mix” of over-assertive BBC board members and executives feeling under siege contributed to the resignations of its two most senior editorial leaders, an influential former BBC figure has warned.A bitter row is still raging over the events that led up to the resignations of the director general, Tim Davie, and Deborah Turness, the chief executive of BBC News. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti

There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can’t let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain’s pandemic historyThat number will stay fixed for ever in public memory: 23,000 people died because Boris Johnson resisted locking the country down in time. As Covid swept in, and with horrific images of Italian temporary morgues in tents, he went on holiday and took no calls. With the NHS bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus, he rode his new motorbike, walked his dog and hosted friends at Chevening.Nothing is surprising about that: he was ejected from Downing Street and later stepped down as an MP largely for partying and lying to parliament about it. Everyone knew he was a self-aggrandising fantasist with a “toxic and chaotic culture” around him. But this is not just about one narcissistic politician. It’s about his entire rightwing coterie of libertarians and their lethally dominant creed in the UK media.Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist Continu...

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8 d. ago Nearly 6,000 Londoners died due to Covid within weeks after 'deadly delay' in ordering lockdown

Boris Johnson’s government was slammed by the Covid Inquiry for its ‘chaos’ and the ‘toxic’ culture in No10

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9 d. ago Boris Johnson nurtured 'toxic' Covid government culture as 'loudest voices' won

The former Prime Minister was found to at points have 'reinforced' a toxic culture inside the government that ultimately put Downing Street on the back foot during the pandemic

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9 d. ago Covid chaos in Boris Johnson’s government led to 23,000 deaths, damning inquiry finds

Covid inquiry report finds Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings presided over ‘toxic and chaotic culture’ at heart of Number 10

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9 d. ago Toxic No 10 culture, unnecessary deaths and failed children: Key takeaways from the Covid Inquiry report

Boris Johnson had failed to appreciate the ‘urgency of the situation’ and had failed to tackle a toxic culture in Downing Street

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9 d. ago Chaos in Boris Johnson’s government and failure to take Covid seriously led to 23,000 deaths, report finds

Covid Inquiry report finds Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings presided over ‘toxic and chaotic culture’ at heart of Number 10

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9 d. ago Covid inquiry latest: Boris Johnson reinforced ‘toxic and chaotic culture’ at No 10 in bombshell report

Damning report finds more than 20,000 lives could have been spared over spring and summer 2020 had restrictions started just seven days earlier

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9 d. ago Government ‘chaos’ and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds

Former prime minister Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic” culture in Number 10 and regularly changed his mind

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9 d. ago ‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response

Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10UK politics live –latest updatesThe UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.The document also has stinging criticism of a “toxic and chaotic” culture inside Boris Johnson’s Downing Street – which it said the then prime minister actively embraced – in which the loudest voices held sway and women were sidelined. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sir Keir Starmer apologises to Wes Streeting for briefing war as 'attack completely unacceptable'

The Health Secretary earlier hit out at the “toxic culture” of No 10

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer leadership chaos as Labour MP says 'Prime Minister employs kids'

Civil war erupted on Wednesday Health Secretary Wes Streeting lashed out at the 'toxic culture' in No10 and one MP compared aides to characters from the Thick of It

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2 w. ago Downing Street under fire after briefings plunge Starmer into leadership crisis

Health secretary Wes Streeting criticises ‘toxic culture’ around Number 10 and denies coup plan

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2 w. ago Downing Street briefings plunge Starmer into leadership crisis

Health secretary Wes Streeting criticises ‘toxic culture’ around Number 10 and denies coup plan

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2 w. ago No 10 says Starmer has confidence in Morgan McSweeney after PM condemns attacks on cabinet members – UK politics live

PM’s spokesperson says he has confidence in his chief of staff after Starmer challenged over ‘toxic culture’ at Downing StreetThe No 10 briefing row is not the only story around this morning. Amy Sedghi is writing a live blog about the ongoing turmoil at the BBC and she has details of Donald Trump saying he has an “obligation” to sue the BBC.In a related development, Reform UK has pulled out of a BBC documentary about the party amid a row over the broadcaster’s editing of the Trump speech. Robyn Vintner has the story. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kemi Badenoch grills Keir Starmer over 'toxic culture' in Downing Street after Wes Streeting denies plot to oust PM: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from the Commons as Keir Starmer faces off against Kemi Badenoch as Labour frontbencher Wes Streeting denies a plot to topple the Prime Minister.

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2 w. ago Starmer says any attack on his cabinet is ‘completely unacceptable’ and adds Streeting is doing a great job – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch probes Starmer over ‘toxic culture’ at Downing Street The No 10 briefing row is not the only story around this morning. Amy Sedghi is writing a live blog about the ongoing turmoil at the BBC and she has details of Donald Trump saying he has an “obligation” to sue the BBC.In a related development, Reform UK has pulled out of a BBC documentary about the party amid a row over the broadcaster’s editing of the Trump speech. Robyn Vintner has the story. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Streeting denies plot to oust Starmer and condemns briefings from No 10

Health secretary says attacks on him from Downing Street ‘self-defeating’ after reports PM’s job could be under threatUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has denied leading a plot to overthrow the prime minister and called for those briefing against him to be sacked, widening an extraordinary rift at the top of government. The health secretary condemned the “self-defeating” attacks on him coming from Downing Street and said they were indicative of a toxic culture inside No 10. He rebuked the senior aides who were behind the anonymous briefings and said they proved that “there are people around the prime minister who do not follow his model and style of leadership”. Streeting was responding to the Guardian’s report that Downing Street has launched an operation to protect Keir Starmer against a leadership challenge his allies believe could come from Streeting after the budget or May local elections. The prime minister’s closest allies insisted he would fight any “reckless” ...

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