Chris Minns says colleagues raised concerns over weekend, after Secord apologised for ‘shortcomings’
Secord issued a statement saying that while he did “not have the same recollections from the staff in the former leader’s office – especially in relation to raised voices in the workplace”, he accepted “that I can be too blunt and too direct in a fast-paced workplace”. Hefor what he described as his “shortcomings” and committed to “addressing my behaviour”.
“It became clear over the weekend that many colleagues had concerns about Mr Secord’s behaviour,” he said.“You remember on Friday, I said I hadn’t been spoken to directly about bullying claims or about the behaviour of Mr Secord. That changed over the weekend. I made sure I spoke directly with the people who contacted me.”
NSW Labor leader Chris Minns said he would not give an endorsement of Secord at this stage ‘given the current set of circumstances’.Secord is due to face preselection for his position on Labor’s upper house ticket in October, and Minns refused to say whether he should remain in parliament. “I think given the sets of circumstances it’s appropriate that there is an inquiry, and that me making a comment about his future is premature.”
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