Starmer was pressed on his approval of David Kogan’s appointment to the football regulator, which Guido revealed had defied his own recusal from football matters.
“The decision to appoint was for DCMS minister that’s set out in the legislation in the statute. So I knew full well it wasn’t my decision. Um, as it happens, a note was put before me to say that’s what was going to happen and was I content. Um, and the independent adviser took the view, which I agree with, that it would have been better if that note had never been put before me. In other words, that the recusal meant I didn’t even get the note before me… Trust me, I’ve now asked him to look again at when someone says they’re recusing themselves, what are then the processes that need to be put in the office to make sure that even a decision which isn’t for the recused person is coming by way of note in effect uh isn’t put before them. And uh that’s what I just to make sure that we’re not in that position again. But I was well aware that I was not the decision maker because I knew by law it was the minister.”
That would be nice…
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