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UK ‘underprepared for severe pandemic because of planning for no-deal Brexit’

A Cabinet Office official accepted that lockdowns, lengthy closure of schools and ‘total economic collapse’ were not considered in pandemic planning.

The Independent UK

Brexit distracted UK ministers from Covid planning, official tells inquiry

Government focused on no-deal preparation and did not foresee need for PPE, contact tracing or possible lockdowns

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry: lawyers voice ‘alarm’ over short time slot for David Cameron

Former PM to be questioned on Monday, with George Osborne, Jeremy Hunt and Oliver Dowden also slated to give evidence

The Guardian - UK

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Covid Inquiry: What we learned on Day 2 as Government admits rules caused 'profound pain'

The Department of Health's legal representative Fiona Scolding KC told the Covid Inquiry that different decisions may have been made with hindsight, as the probe continued its examination of the years leading up the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Covid testing was a weakness in early pandemic response, DHSC tells inquiry

Health department and Cabinet Office make opening statements on second day of first module

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson told ‘months ago’ peerage for Nadine Dorries had been rejected

Former PM told by Cabinet Office she was not on the list of approved nominations as early as February

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office refusal to hand over evidence ‘corrosive’, Covid Inquiry hears

Sam Jacobs, representing the Trades Union Congress, said the department’s position ‘smacks of having something to hide’.

The Independent UK

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Johnson ‘was updated on resignation honours list by Cabinet Office before June’

Nadine Dorries and other allies missed out on getting peerages in the list published last Friday.

The Independent UK

Tory turmoil over Johnson is having an impact on UK’s reputation, Starmer claims

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer suggested the political chaos was damaging the UK’s international standing and causing concerns for business.

The Independent UK

No-deal Brexit ‘crowded out’ UK’s preparations for pandemic, Covid inquiry hears

Boris’s threatened no-deal exit from the EU drained Whitehall of ‘resources and capacity’, says inquiry lawyer

The Independent UK

‘We want to learn the lessons’: Families hope for answers as Covid inquiry begins

The first module of the inquiry will focus on the UK’s preparedness for a pandemic.

Evening Standard

First day of UK Covid-19 inquiry to begin with ‘difficult to watch’ video testimonies

First module of the inquiry will focus on the UK’s preparedness for a pandemic

The Independent UK

UK Covid-19 Inquiry to hear first day of evidence - starting with 'difficult to watch' video

The first hearing will open on Tuesday

Wales Online

Voices of those who suffered most to be heard as Covid inquiry begins

The first module of the inquiry will focus on the UK’s preparedness for a pandemic.

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

'It's a matter for MPs': Michael Gove distances UK Government from partygate probe

The Privileges Committee will meet in the wake of Johnson’s dramatic resignation last week, to conclude its inquiry into whether the former prime…

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson accuses government of 'frustrating' Covid Inquiry over WhatsApps

The former Prime Minister lashed out at the Government for waging a legal fight - and blocking him, he claims, from giving his unredacted material to the probe

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson resignation – latest: Ex-PM declares ‘I’ll be back’ as report on lying to parliament looms

Boris Johnson pledged he will push the Tory party ‘to fully deliver on Brexit and on the 2019 manifesto’

The Guardian - UK

‘Life moves on’: Gove attempts to consign Boris Johnson to Conservatives’ past

Minister stresses Johnson’s ‘significant contributions’ as Tories seek to move on from ex-PM’s resignation

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The Independent UK

Cabinet Office wary of Boris Johnson handing unredacted Covid details to inquiry

A Government lawyer said it would ‘not be appropriate’ to take steps that could lead to legally-contested material being submitted.

Al Jazeera

‘Enough is enough’: A UK union rep fighting from the picket line

For Mark Dollar, strike action against UK National Highways is not about the last 12 months, but the last 12 years.

The National (Scotland)

MPs to probe how well devolution is working amid constitutional warfare

A GROUP of MPs are set to investigate how devolution is functioning in Britain against a backdrop of near-constant constitutional battles between…

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry announces first witnesses to give evidence in public

The first session will open on Tuesday with a statement from the chairwoman and a video featuring people bereaved during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Partygate: A timeline of lockdown gatherings

Partygate led to ‘self-reported’ reduction in people following lockdown rules over Christmas 2021, report finds

Newsroom.co.nz

Michael Wood denied any other pecuniary interests, in email to Newsroom

Many busy people are disorganised in their life admin, but Michael Wood's life impacted on his ministerial decision making. Jonathan Milne argues this was more than an error of omission.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak denies blocking Covid Inquiry seeing his WhatsApps due to embarrassment

The PM denied he's trying to stop WhatsApps being handed over due to embarrassment of what they might contain yet the Cabinet Office is going to court to challenge the inquiry's request for unredacted messages

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