"We need some change, and we do need a change of culture, especially how we're going about making decisions, and how we're going about including people, she said. I really, really want this Labour government to succeed, and we're at our best when we use all the talents that we've got, all the voices that we've got, the experience that we've got, to make better decisions and have fewer unforced errors, mistakes that are really frustrating people."
"mistakes that are really frustrating people. We've got a bit of a groupthink happening at the top, that culture of not being receptive to interrogation, not being receptive to differing views. But it's a show of strength, a show of being effective, when you are receptive to interrogation and accountability and differing views, and then you come to better decisions."
Lucy Powell secured 117 MP nominations in the contest for deputy leader and will face a members' vote against Bridget Phillipson, who received 175 endorsements and is seen as Downing Street's preferred choice. Powell called for a change of culture inside Keir Starmer's Downing Street to make decision-making more inclusive and better connected to MPs, and pledged to deliver difficult truths when needed. Powell was Commons leader until an unexpected sacking in the recent reshuffle, for which she has received no explanation. Powell said she wants a shop-steward role to reduce factionalism, counter groupthink and cut unforced errors.
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