Children's Secretary Ed Balls has rejected claims by Haringey's former head of children's services that he was 'reckless' over the Baby P case.
Sharon Shoesmith, 55, said government action to remove her from her job had fuelled a blame culture and led to a national social work staffing crisis.
Baby P suffered more than 50 injuries before he died in August 2007, despite being monitored by social workers.
Mr Balls denied Ms Shoesmith's claims, saying: "I didn't jump in."
He had removed her from her post as head of Haringey's children's services after Ofsted criticised the department's leadership.
Mr Balls had ordered its inspectors to look into Haringey's ability to protect children after a trial heard Baby P suffered injuries including a broken back and eight fractured ribs, despite 60 visits from professionals.
Haringey Council decided to fire Ms Shoesmith without pay shortly afterwards.
In her first interviews since her dismissal in December, Ms Shoesmith said she was "shocked" at how fast the death of the 17-month-old boy had become a party political issue.
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