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Boris Johnson: I wasn’t properly warned about seriousness of Covid

Ex-PM tells inquiry abusive messages between staff were inevitable passion of people ‘doing their best’ under great stress

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023

Boris Johnson ‘trying to rewrite history’ before Covid inquiry appearance

Briefings of favourable stories to press have contained ‘usual lies and bluster’, bereaved families say

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023

Matt Hancock admits affair with aide damaged public trust in Covid rules

Ex-health secretary’s latest inquiry appearance reveals tensions between Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson over second lockdown

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

Michael Gove suggests to Covid-19 inquiry that virus was ‘man-made’

Hugo Keith KC shut the Levelling Up Secretary down, saying the ‘divisive’ issue is not part of the inquiry’s terms of reference.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

Covid Inquiry: UK Government did not tell Scottish ministers about key message change

THE UK government did not “communicate everything” to Scottish ministers during the pandemic, Michael Gove has admitted.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 28, 2023

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 · Nov 28, 2023

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 · Nov 22, 2023

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 · Nov 21, 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

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