Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental rows slammed by vaccine tsar

Dame Kate Bingham gave evidence for module 4 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry at Dorland House in London (Screengrab/PA) - (PA Media)

There was “open warfare” between government departments during the Covid-19 pandemic, the former head of the UK’s Vaccines Taskforce has said.

Dame Kate Bingham, who helped the UK secure vaccines during the crisis, said there was “clearly tensions” between the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department of Health and Social Care.