WESTBURY’S MP, Dr Andrew Murrison, has written on his blog about the recent interim report by senior civil servant, Sue Gray, on lockdown socialising in government buildings.
On his website, Dr Murrison wrote, “I supported Mr Johnson’s leadership bids in 2016 and 2019 and have continued to be strongly supportive of the policy direction of his government and the manifesto commitments we both made at the general election.
“Mr Johnson has accepted the interim Gray Report, apologised and set out what he intends to do. To be honest, Ms Gray’s update adds very little. Frustratingly for those wishing to inform their position with the anticipated full and objective statement of the facts, it will now be necessary to await the outcome of the Met investigation and Ms Gray’s subsequent report. I sincerely hope both will be available for public scrutiny soon.
“Please be assured that I take what is alleged to have happened in Number Ten very seriously indeed. As Ms Gray observes and Mr Johnson accepts, there were failures of leadership and judgement. However, I must also acknowledge that Mr Johnson has delivered on Brexit when nobody else could, has generally make the right calls on Covid, particularly recently, that there are far more jobs in the economy than we thought possible eighteen months ago and that of G7 members, the UK is leading the economic recovery from the pandemic in part because of the courageous decisions the government took at the start of the crisis and at the end of last year. Those things are having a real-life impact on my constituents today.
“The situation remains dynamic. You can be assured that I will be watching developments like a hawk. At this stage I rule nothing in or out. However, I am bound to say that what continues to matter most to me is delivery by government and the betterment of the lived experience of those I have the privilege to represent. The position I adopt and the actions I take will always be driven by an assessment of how that can best be served.”
