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The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Under-fire Matt Hancock to give evidence before Covid inquiry

The ex-minister’s evidence is expected to take up the whole of Thursday’s available time at the inquiry.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak pushed hard for lifting of Covid rules, inquiry hears

Inquiry hears extracts from Patrick Vallance’s diary as Sajid Javid and Dominic Raab give evidence to inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Johnson said ‘malingering’ people should get back to work, Covid inquiry hears

More extracts from Professor Sir Patrick Vallance’s diaries have been shown at the inquiry.

The Independent UK

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Having ‘inexperienced’ Cabinet gave power to Cummings, Covid inquiry told

Former chancellor Sajid Javid has described a ‘dysfunctional’ and ‘toxic’ culture in Number 10 as the pandemic began to take hold.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak denies saying it was ‘OK’ to ‘just let people die’ of Covid

The suggestion appeared in pandemic diaries shared with the Covid inquiry by former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.

The Independent UK

Quotes and facts from new royal book Endgame

Omid Scobie has released a book about the royal family.

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings joked about swanning off to countryside before lockdown-busting Barnard Castle trip

Boris Johnson’s former top aide mockingly suggested holding a press conference from the great outdoors

The Independent UK

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David Cameron wants post-Brexit Gibraltar deal with Spain ‘as soon as possible’

‘I would sign a deal with Britain over Gibraltar tomorrow’, says Spanish minister after talks with Lord Cameron

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings joked about trip to countryside before Barnard Castle visit

Covid inquiry sees message from Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser shortly before his much-criticised trip to County Durham

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove’s explosive texts over No 10’s Covid mistakes revealed

Minister told Dominic Cummings in expletive-laden WhatsApps that they were ‘f****** up’ on pandemic response – and apologises to families who lost loved ones due to government mistakes

The Independent UK

Brilliant: a Cop28 to save the planet – staged by oil barons who imperil it

The UAE will have its moment of glory while the UK press worries more about petrostate money buying the Telegraph, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

The Dorries Inquiry? Call for probe into Boris book

Johnson loyalists have described revelations in The Plot as 'deeply troubling'

Evening Standard

Michael Gove apologises for mistakes by government during Covid crisis

UK was too slow to lock down and initial approach to testing was chaotic, minister tells inquiry

The Guardian - UK

COVID inquiry heard Boris Johnson 'struggled' with graphs – if you do too, here are some tips

In March 2020, the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, presented to the nation a graph showing “the shape of an epidemic”. The red line depicting the number of predicted COVID cases rose to a steep peak before falling again. Vallance explained that delaying and reducing the height of…

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The Independent UK

Michael Gove slapped down at Covid inquiry for suggesting virus was man-made

Michael Gove was reprimanded for telling the inquiry ‘there is a significant body of judgment that believes the virus itself was manmade’

The Independent UK

Michael Gove apologises for Government’s ‘errors’ during pandemic

The veteran Tory told the official inquiry into the pandemic that ‘every decision was difficult and every course was bad’ at the time.

Evening Standard

Endgame author Omid Scobie interview: Meghan, Harry, Kate and why the royals are tearing themselves apart

He’s the ‘royal insider’ often thought to be Harry and Meghan’s personal spokesperson who has now published a new blockbuster book full of killer revelations about the royal family and the blistering rows that could spell the end of the monarchy as we know it today. Here, Robbie Griffiths sits…

Evening Standard

Endgame: The 10 most shocking revelations from royal ‘insider’ Omid Scobie’s new book

From a spoilt King Charles to William and Harry’s private disagreements over Diana, and what Kate really thought about Meghan, we reveal the biggest takeaways from the Finding Freedom author’s latest bombshell book

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The Independent UK

Matt Hancock ‘knew lockdown tiers would not work’, Covid inquiry hears

Former health secretary’s evidence to the probe revealed he was “despair” about the measures which saw pubs, restaurants and bars closed

The Guardian - UK

UK Covid response was London-centric, Andy Burnham tells inquiry

Greater Manchester mayor says Boris Johnson seemed unaware his region had been under tougher rules

Evening Standard

Covid Inquiry: Sadiq Khan made private plea to Boris Johnson for London to go into early lockdown

Mayor was set to issue own advice to Londoners in bid to save lives

The Independent UK

Khan says ‘lives could have been saved’ if Government kept him informed on Covid

Sadiq Khan claimed Boris Johnson had been unaware that other countries had imposed lockdowns in March 2020.

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan says exclusion of London officials from Covid meetings cost lives

‘Bad faith’ on part of Boris Johnson’s government meant ministers missed out on vital knowledge early in crisis, mayor tells inquiry

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan: UK could’ve avoided second lockdown if Boris Johnson had listened to me

The mayor of London has told the Covid inquiry about his ‘disappointment’ that he was ‘kept in the dark’ by Downing Street about how the virus was spreading in London in 2020

Evening Standard

Liz Truss throws weight behind the Republicans

The former PM said she wants a Republican back in the White House

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