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Watch again as former health secretary Matt Hancock gives evidence at Britain’s Covid inquiry on Friday 2 December.

Health secretary during pandemic accepts that ‘consequences of rule-breaking’ may have affected ‘public’s propensity to adhere to rules’

The dereliction of Boris Johnson and his allies is daily being laid bare, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Statistics suggest California had superior Covid response

Hancock appears before inquiry again after conceding government should have locked down earlier and denying claims that he is a liar

A Russian man pleaded guilty on Thursday to involvement in developing the Trickbot malware used to extort businesses, including hospitals during the Covid pandemic, the US Justice Department said.

Experts argue other assertions made in the lawsuit filing are completely unsubstantiated, such as one claiming that vaccinated people were more likely to die from COVID-19, which Texas health data disputes.

Trolled by the lead counsel’s tie, Door Matt resolved not to get rattled – easier said than done

A back-pedalling Matt Hancock came unstuck (again), the ‘two gentlemen of corona’, Vallance and Whitty, were candid, clear and balanced – but overall the hearings will play badly for the Conservative Party, says Sean O’Grady, as he looks ahead to next week’s appearance by Boris Johnson

The former minister said the country should have locked down earlier but he understood why it did not happen

Editorial: If the former health secretary wants to avoid being the fall guy for Britain’s pandemic failures, he should stop the constant overclaiming