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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Christopher McKeon

Johnson and Cummings oversaw ‘toxic and chaotic’ Downing Street – Covid inquiry

Prime minister Boris Johnson during a media briefing in Downing Street in January 2021 on coronavirus (Justin Tallis/PA) - (PA Wire)

Boris Johnson and his top adviser presided over a “toxic and chaotic culture” in Downing Street that undermined efforts to deal with the pandemic, the Covid Inquiry has found.

Baroness Heather Hallett’s report on the response to Covid-19 criticised Mr Johnson’s excessive optimism in the face of the looming pandemic and “oscillation” on key lockdown decisions.

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