The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

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 · Nov 22, 2023

How Rishi Sunak made his money

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

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

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 · Nov 22, 2023

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 · Nov 21, 2023

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 · Nov 21, 2023

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 · Nov 21, 2023

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 · Nov 21, 2023

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 Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023

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 · Nov 21, 2023

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 Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023