Lack of diversity in No 10 led to women’s deaths in lockdown, Covid inquiry told
by Ben Quinn and Aletha Adu from World news | The Guardian on (#6G1D8)
Helen MacNamara says women became invisible overnight' and criticises Johnson's failure to challenge misogynistic language'
Women died as a result of domestic abuse during the first lockdown partly because of a lack of diversity in No 10, a former senior civil servant has said, criticising Boris Johnson for failing to challenge violent and misogynistic language" used about her.
Helen MacNamara was giving evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry a day after an appearance by Dominic Cummings, Johnson's former top aide, who was asked about messages in which he said No 10 was dodging stilettos from that cunt".
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