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Herd immunity and a ‘bamboozled’ PM: what we learned at the UK Covid inquiry this week

The inquiry heard evidence of threats against scientists, and more metaphors from Jonathan Van-Tam

The Guardian - UK

Rise in net migration threatens to undermine Rishi Sunak’s tough talk

Threefold increase since 2019 means focusing on immigration may be a risky move for the PM at next election

The Guardian - UK

Top scientist who called Sunak Dr Death says government made same Covid mistake three times

Boris Johnson should have imposed first national lockdown two weeks earlier, says chief scientific adviser

The Independent UK

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Top judge Lady Hale gives first speech in Lords 20 years after accepting peerage

Lady Hale is a former president of the Supreme Court, who became known for finding Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament in 2019 to be unlawful.

The Independent UK

Ever get the feeling you’re being bribed? This is how the Tories will fight the next election

The chancellor’s autumn statement was a mishmash of giveaways, but you can spin Britain’s grim economic reality only so far, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

Chief scientific adviser to appear before pandemic inquiry

It comes after it emerged that Professor Dame Angela McLean is said to have referred to Rishi Sunak as ‘Dr Death’.

The Independent UK

In Boris vs Dave, has Lord Cameron won?

In his maiden speech to the Lords, the new foreign secretary took digs at his school rival

Evening Standard

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Covid inquiry: Jonathan Van-Tam says family was threatened with having throats cut during pandemic

Sir Jonathan recalls police involvement after ‘extremely hateful messages’ as he and Sir Chris Whitty testify at Covid inquiry

The Independent UK

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

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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.

Evening Standard

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'

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The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

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…

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