Burnham will change No 10 ‘boys club’ briefing culture, says Lucy Powell

The Guardian reports that Lucy Powell, deputy leader of the Labour party, says Andy Burnham will end the boys club culture at No. 10. Powell has experienced unpleasant briefings in Downing Street that discourage internal dissent, and she's pushing Burnham to commit to fifty-fifty gender representation for ministers and staff. The goal is to make the office more meritocratic and less insular.

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