in private

Mr Allen, who is a Times Radio producer, denied using abusive or threatening language, "even in private".

The graphics outlined how Musk’s fortune could be used for humanitarian initiatives, such as ending world hunger or rebuilding war-torn regions, instead of remaining concentrated in private hands.

Williamson’s alleged misdeeds occurred in private work prior to her joining his staff, and his office said it placed her on leave in November 2024 after she informed him she was under investigation.

"It's not been our finest 24 hours in government," one senior figure in government acknowledged to me, after mudslinging one way and another, some in public, plenty more in private.

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