Video
Minister says Downing Street must review hiring process after Andrew Sabisky row
Kwasi Kwarteng on Kay Burley at Breakfast on Sky News. Photograph: Sky. - Credit: Archant
A government minister has called on Downing Street to review its hiring process after Andrew Sabisky was employed as an adviser.
Andrew Sabisky, who is claims to be a "super-forecaster", was hired following Dominic Cummings' call for "weirdos and misfits" to be at the heart of Downing Street.
But his "reprehensible" and "racist" remarks has meant the process for hiring advisers must be reviewed, energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng has said.
He told Sky News: "I don't know how this man appeared on the horizon, I don't know how he was recruited.
"What I do know is that his remarks were offensive and racist and as soon as they came to light, he left the government pretty quickly."
You may also want to watch:
Kwarteng said he suspected Sabisky "jumped before he was pushed" when he quit Number 10 on Monday evening.
He said it was "unfortunate that he was hired".
Most Read
- 1 Brexiteer Prue Leith quits Tory Party after government votes down motion to protect UK food standards
- 2 Piers Morgan must expose the government's Brexit betrayal
- 3 Public slams Brexit Party tweet which shames Tory MPs who voted against free school meals
- 4 Peers set to remove law-breaking sections of Boris Johnson's Brexit bill
- 5 James Cleverly mocked after telling people to 'look at how they're doing in Wales'
- 6 Michel Barnier postpones Brussels return as Brexit trade talks in London continue
- 7 Tory minister blames journalists for NHS Test and Trace failure as he defends Dido Harding
- 8 UKIP set to select 'Dr Gammons' as candidate for London mayoral election
- 9 Boris Johnson 'frantically repositioning' himself for Donald Trump to lose election
- 10 Group in protest against Tory MPs who voted down free school meals targets offices with empty plates
He added: "We should prevent racists from coming into Number 10 or wherever he was working.
"I think that we do need to look at these processes."
Become a Supporter
The New European is proud of its journalism and we hope you are proud of it too. We believe our voice is important - both in representing the pro-EU perspective and also to help rebalance the right wing extremes of much of the UK national press. If you value what we are doing, you can help us by making a contribution to the cost of our journalism.
