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Eat Out to Help Out ‘blindsided’ top officials, Covid inquiry is told

Former head of the Cabinet Office Covid-19 taskforce Simon Ridley became the latest top official to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe this week.

The Independent UK

Health officials was ‘not concerned’ about Covid patients in care homes months into pandemic, inquiry hears

Simon Ridley also claimed he was “blindsided” by Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme

The Independent UK

Sunak and Johnson pushed repeatedly against autumn lockdown, inquiry told

Covid investigation also told taskforce coordinating pandemic policy had no warning of ‘eat out to help out’

The Guardian - UK

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‘Profusion of officialdom’ in early days of pandemic, inquiry hears

Simon Ridley became the latest senior official to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe.

The Independent UK

Cummings vs MacNamara: the backstage clash at the heart of the UK’s Covid response

Boris Johnson’s chief adviser and senior civil servant traded blows at the pandemic inquiry last week, describing horrifying levels of government chaos. The irony was how often their assessments agreed

The Guardian - UK

Nadine Dorries claims Government trying to block her book on Johnson’s downfall

The former culture secretary has accused the Government of trying to block the November 9 release.

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries accuses Government of 'desperate' bid to block publication of her book

The former culture secretary has reportedly refused to hand over a transcript

Evening Standard

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Covid inquiry: Hancock ‘wanted to decide who should live or die’ if NHS overwhelmed

‘Fortunately this horrible dilemma never crystallised,’ former NHS England head Simon Stevens tells inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Cummings' outburst against female civil servant may put off women off politics

Cabinet minister Michelle Donelan told of her concerns about the impact of Cummings' 'violent and misogynistic' messages

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry: 'Macho' culture and 'obvious sexism' in No10 'damaged Covid response', says Helen MacNamara

Ms MacNamara, the deputy cabinet secretary during the pandemic, says Boris Johnson let country down by not tackling 'toxic' culture

Evening Standard

So No 10 was run by donkeys who went to Oxbridge. My dog could have done better

Helen MacNamara may reveal more soul than Boris and co during Covid, but she still thought the rules didn’t apply to her

The Guardian - UK

Who is Helen MacNamara? The former minister at the centre of misogyny claims during Covid inquiry

Dominic Cummings' WhatsApp messages 'were both surprising and not surprising to me,' Helen MacNamara said

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s No 10 was toxic, sexist and devoid of humanity, says ex-top civil servant

Helen MacNamara tells Covid inquiry of ‘macho’ culture where ‘hundreds’ broke rules on daily basis

The Independent UK

‘Absence of humanity’: Helen MacNamara’s evidence to Covid inquiry

Former deputy cabinet secretary describes misogyny, lack of planning and over-confidence in government’s pandemic response

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Dithering Boris Johnson suggested Covid was nature dealing with elderly, inquiry hears

Former chief adviser Dominic Cummings hit out at a ‘dysfunctional system’ as the former prime minister ‘trollied’ indecisively

The Independent UK

Dithering Johnson suggested Covid was nature dealing with elderly, inquiry hears

Dominic Cummings hit out at a ‘dysfunctional system’ as the former prime minister ‘trollied’ indecisively.

The Independent UK

Cummings: Sedwill’s departure ‘set off bomb’ across Whitehall

Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser told the Covid-19 Inquiry he ‘begged’ the then-prime minister not to effectively sack the top civil servant.

Evening Standard

Covid Inquiry: Dominic Cummings says No 10 in 'chaos' as pandemic hit and vulnerable 'appallingly neglected'

The inquiry also saw diary entries showing that Boris Johnson suggested he believed the pandemic was 'nature’s way of dealing with old people'

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The Independent UK

Johnson aides Cummings and Cain lay bare chaos and dysfunction of Covid response

Dominic Cummings said there was no shielding plan early in the pandemic and vulnerable groups were ‘appallingly neglected’.

Evening Standard

Dominic Cummings attacked 'useless f***pig' cabinet and 'liar' Matt Hancock in foul-mouthed WhatsApp messages

Cummings is accused of being part of a 'macho culture' within Downing Street at the start of the pandemic.

Evening Standard

What is a Cobra meeting? Emergency talks called to discuss UK racism riots

The meeting follows the PM’s promise that ‘the full force of the law’ will be brought to bear on those who commit public order offences

The National (Scotland)

Jamie Hepburn responds to Cabinet Office independence information block

THE Minister for Independence has issued a response after the Cabinet Office refused to “confirm or deny” if it holds any information on…

The National (Scotland)

'Scared' Cabinet Office refuses to reveal independence information

THE Cabinet Office has refused to “confirm or deny” what information it holds regarding the role of Minister for Independence or related…

The Independent UK

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case taking medical leave

The Cabinet Office said the civil service chief would be back ‘in a few weeks’.

Evening Standard

OPINION - If nobody is paying attention to the Covid inquiry, can it really be devastating?

Have you been following the Covid inquiry? Away from the front pages, which have mostly been occupied by other stories, revelation after appalling revelation has been spilling out, confirming our very worst fears about what went on in Downing Street as the Covid pandemic hit.

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