Johnson said he wanted a ‘disputatious’ No 10 amid claims of ‘toxic’ culture
Boris Johnson said he had tried to create a “disputatious” culture inside Number 10 where people felt able to speak “bluntly”, as he defended claims Downing Street had a “toxic” atmosphere.
He said he could not recall either former Cabinet Secretary Lord Sedwill or his successor and incumbent Simon Case raising concerns about behaviour at the top of his administration.
The former prime minister, during the first of a two-day evidence session at the UK Covid-19 inquiry, also said that he had apologised to former senior official Helen MacNamara over Dominic Cummings’ expletive-laden WhatsApp
