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Trevor Phillips' management of the troubled Equality and Human Rights Commission comes under renewed pressure today as two former commissioners accuse him of squandering the trust and confidence of the board through "divisive leadership".
In her first public comments since resigning in March, Kay Hampton described Phillips' leadership style as "better suited to a political organisation rather than a human rights one".
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Equality watchdog row escalates
Jul 24th, 2009 - FT.com
A bitter row about the future of the government’s £70m equality watchdog and its chairman, Trevor Phillips, threatens to involve Harriet Harman, Labour’s deputy leader.
Equality chief Trevor Phillips clinging to job following wave of ...
Jul 24th, 2009 - Mail Online
The head of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission was alleged to have lost the faith of minority groups, and was accused of playing the 'race card' to stay in post. It followed a wave in resignations by the quango's commissioners...
Activists call for human rights chief to stand down
Jul 24th, 2009 - The Independent
Trevor Phillips, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), came under intense pressure to resign last night, as the veteran equalities campaigner and Liberal...
Fresh charges rock equality watchdog
Jul 24th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Trevor Phillips's position as chair of Britain's equality watchdog is under intense pressure in the wake of revelations that it unlawfully awarded a £300,000 contract to a company run by one of his close professional friends.
Trevor Phillips under pressures at Ben Summerskill quits ...
Jul 24th, 2009 - Telegraph
Ben Summerskill, a gay rights campaigner, claimed that Mr Phillips was tarnishing the image of the organisation and should consider his future. Earlier this week the National...




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