The Covid inquiry has been accused of keeping secrets after its chief ruled it won’t publish the complete contents of Sir Patrick Vallance’s pandemic diaries. A copy of the former chief scientific officer’s personal notes was shared with the inquiry, and extracts
Rishi Sunak will today defend his pandemic record at the Covid Inquiry and explain whether he believed scientists were handed too much power and if insufficient consideration was given to the impact of lockdowns. The Prime Minister is to be grilled by
A shirty Boris Johnson told the Covid Inquiry to focus on what he actually said and did during the pandemic, rather than relying on “people’s jottings from meetings”. Mr Johnson got visibly irritated with the inquiry’s top KC, Hugo Keith, during his
Boris Johnson is set to appear before the UK COVID-19 Inquiry today for the first of two days of questioning over his handling of the pandemic. The former Prime Minister is expected to admit his government made mistakes in its response to
The former prime minister will steer clear of personal attacks despite the onslaught of abuse he has faced from some former colleagues but will give a robust defence of the UK’s performance during the crisis. A source close to the ex-PM said:
The Government was facing a Tory rebellion by Tory MPs on Monday over calls for a new body to help infected blood victims. Conservative backbenchers were set to join forces with Labour backing moves to extend interim payouts to more victims of
Professor Dame Jenny Harries, England’s deputy chief medical officer during the Covid crisis and now head of the UK Health Security Agency, said she was describing the “bleak picture” and “top line awful prospect” of what needed to happen if hospitals overflowed.
Michael Gove found himself quickly shut down at the Covid inquiry today after mentioning the virus may have been man-made. Shortly into his evidence session, the Communities Secretary told the probe that the virus potentially being man-made impacted the Government’s response and
Matt Hancock and Michael Gove are among those interviewed by the National Crime Agency as part of its investigation into a PPE company linked to Baroness Mone. Others questioned include Lord Bethell, a former health minister, and Lord Agnew, who served as
Bonnybridge is quite an unremarkable village in Scotland, a settlement with a population of just 6,000, its closest large town that of Falkirk. Its high street could be found anywhere in Britain, complete with an Indian restaurant, a Chinese takeaway, a Dominos,