Lord Sewell, who led on a controversial review from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, claims the then-prime minister had a 'bad track record' on the topic - but Boris Johnson's team insist there was a 'misunderstanding'.
A spokesman for Mr Johnson said there had been a"misunderstanding", and that he had an"excellent track record", having commissioned the report himself.
"There was a suggestion that as PM, Mr Johnson should present the report himself," the spokesman added."He properly declined to do so as the report was independent of government."In the interview, Lord Sewell also revealed he wanted Labour's shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, to join the commission to prevent accusations of bias, but claimed it was blocked by party leader Sir Keir Starmer.
"What happened is that [Mr Lammy] wanted to do it," said the peer."He then went and spoke to Starmer. And then he said, 'oh well because of the politics I can't come on'." A Labour source called the claim"utter nonsense" and said Mr Lammy never intended to join the commission. Lord Sewell also claimed the then-minister for equalities, Kemi Badenoch,"wasn't that comfortable" with recommendations in the report that low-level Class B drug possession offences should be solved through public health solutions.Related Topics
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