Anger as partying council boss keeps job after breaking lockdown laws
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s ludicrous that she can stay on,” said Lord Paul Scriven, a former Lib Dem leader of the council. So now we have a situation where the city is hampered for years to come by trying to rebuild trust in one individual who has shown a complete lack of personal integrity.” Ms Josephs said: “I am so very sorry that for too many people – including those I serve in Sheffield and the colleagues I am proud to work alongside – my actions brought back personal pain and suffering experienced during the Covid pandemic. “Knowing this is something that will stay with me forever, I cannot and will not brush that hurt under the carpet; all I can offer is my sincere apology and my promise to work harder than ever for our city.” She added that she had not admitted to the party when asked about it by local journalists long before the revelations came to light because government officials had “asked to respect the confidentiality of the Cabinet Office's independent investigation”. “The chief executive’s work to rebuild trust across the city and organisation begins now.” In a show of support, several councillors said they were pleased Ms Josephs would be kept on.
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