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The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Covid inquiry: Herd immunity was 'dangerous' policy meaning 'extraordinarily high loss of life', says Whitty

Covid inquiry told that public debate over policy caused 'confusion' in early 2020

Evening Standard

Whitty never told about Eat Out to Help Out but ‘should have been’ – inquiry

England’s chief medical officer is giving evidence to the public inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 for a second day.

The Independent UK

Herd immunity was never UK policy, Chris Whitty tells Covid inquiry

Chief medical officer for England says ministers caused confusion by even debating the idea

The Guardian - UK

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How Rishi Sunak made his money

Prime minister and his wife Akshata Murty are worth a reported £730m

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry live: Jonathan Van-Tam to testify as Chris Whitty says herd immunity was ‘dangerous’ goal

Boris Johnson’s deputy chief medical officer to be grilled over decision-making during pandemic

The Independent UK

London Assembly member Onkar Sahota told he cannot fight next year's City Hall election

Ealing and Hillingdon's London Assembly member has been told by Labour that he cannot keep his seat after 2024

Evening Standard

David Cameron takes swipe at Boris Johnson's Cincinnatus comment in first House of Lords speech

The Foreign Secretary has given his maiden speech to the House of Lords

Evening Standard

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Whitty implored officials not to use terms like ‘flatten curve’, Covid inquiry told

England’s chief medical officer says incomplete knowledge of epidemiological concepts can be ‘dangerous thing’

The Guardian - UK

Lord Cameron takes dig at Boris Johnson in maiden speech in House of Lords

The new Foreign Secretary told peers he had been ‘surprised’ to be asked to return to Government.

The Independent UK

The way Boris Johnson made decisions was 'unique', Sir Chris Whitty says

England's chief medical officer told the Covid Inquiry that the Government was 'chaotic'

Evening Standard

Failing to cancel mass gatherings ‘logically incoherent’ to public, says Whitty

Professor Sir Chris Whitty took ownership of the advice given to the Government in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK

Government would have paid more attention if threat had been terrorism – Whitty

The chief medical officer described system failures which meant there was a lack of people becoming ‘electrified’ by the knowledge they had.

The Independent UK

Lord Cameron tells peers he was ‘surprised’ to be asked to return to Government

The Foreign Secretary has given his maiden speech to the House of Lords.

The Independent UK

I regret saying ‘herd immunity’, Vallance tells UK Covid inquiry

Chief scientific adviser says term was misunderstood and mistakenly taken to be government policy

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The Independent UK

UK took action too late against COVID-19 during first wave of pandemic, top medical officer says

The U.K.'s chief medical adviser says Britain’s government was too late in taking action against the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020

The Independent UK

The way Boris Johnson made decisions was ‘unique’ – Sir Chris Whitty

England’s chief medical officer has been giving evidence to the UK’s public inquiry into Covid-19.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MSPs silent after Rishi Sunak's 'let them die' Covid comment emerges

TORY MSPs have remained silent following the revelation Rishi Sunak thought the UK Government should "just let people die" instead of…

The Guardian - UK

What does the Covid inquiry really tell us? If another pandemic arrived tomorrow, nothing would be better

The argument for holding an inquiry is sound, but the really depressing thing is that none of those elected have learned a thing, says Zoe Williams

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The Independent UK

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case could miss Covid inquiry evidence again due to illness

Cabinet secretary Simon Case’s evidence before the Covid inquiry appears to have been delayed for a second while he is on medical leave

The Independent UK

Watch Live: Chief medical officer Chris Whitty gives evidence to Britain’s Covid inquiry

Watch live as chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty gives evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry later on Tuesday (21 November)

The Guardian - UK

Chris Whitty, England’s voice of calm authority during Covid crisis

Chief medical officer embodied the return of the expert as he became a household name during pandemic

Evening Standard

I'm a Celebrity... Day 2: animal bits, Brexit fits and unerotic showers – welcome to the Nigel Farage show

The former UKIP leader also gave his thoughts on what Boris Johnson was like behind closed doors

Evening Standard

Sunak 'let them die' Covid row: Government was out to 'save lives and livelihoods,' says minister

England's Chief Medical Officer Sir Chris Whitty will appear before Covid Inquiry a day after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance offered his insights into ministers’ handling of the pandemic

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry live: Jonathan Van-Tam to testify after Chris Whitty says pandemic plan was ‘woefully deficient’

Boris Johnson’s deputy chief medical officer to be grilled over decision-making during pandemic

The Independent UK

Sir Chris Whitty to face questions at Covid inquiry

His appearance comes a day after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance offered his insights into ministers’ handling of the pandemic.

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