Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston tells Sky News there was 'absolutely no drop in operational standards, no drop in any standards' after the RAF's head of recruitment objected to a policy on diversity.
There has been"no drop in operational standards", the head of the RAF has said, after its head of recruitment described a policy on diversity as"unlawful".refused to follow an order to prioritise women and ethnic minority candidatesShe told her boss in an email that she was unwilling to allocate slots on Royal Air Force training courses based purely on a specific gender or ethnicity.
He said:"There was no discrimination against any group, no standards were dropped, there was no discrimination against any group. He added:"We've been very clear where we stand. We will continue to examine our practices, we will do everything we can to recruit from the widest pool of talent.
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