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Former prime minister said he agreed that ‘we should let the old people get it’, today’s Covid inquiry heard

By finlay johnston

/ 31 Oct 2023

The prime minister’s ‘oscillating’ was partly to blame for a 10-day delay in announcing a national lockdown

By Indra Warnes and finlay johnston

/ 31 Oct 2023

Explosive claim about former prime minister based on notebooks from his one-time aide, Imran Shafi

By finlay johnston

/ 30 Oct 2023

Former aide Martin Reynolds tells Covid inquiry he “cannot recall” why PM was given no updates for ten days

By finlay johnston and Ruby Lott-Lavigna

/ 30 Oct 2023

Martin Reynolds turned on the setting as plans for the official probe took shape, inquiry hears

By finlay johnston and Ruby Lott-Lavigna

/ 30 Oct 2023

A Cabinet Office scientist who raised concerns over ‘stay alert’ was told it was ‘too late’. SAGE was not even asked

By finlay johnston

/ 18 Oct 2023

Exemptions for women and children leaving abusers was ‘hidden’ in government guidance, a leading charity said

By finlay johnston

/ 6 Oct 2023

Former children’s commissioner aimed a swipe at Gavin Williamson and said government ‘overlooked’ young people

By finlay johnston

/ 6 Oct 2023

Philip Banfield echoes National Audit Office warning about lack of gowns – and criticises standard of NHS-issue masks

By finlay johnston

/ 17 Jul 2023

Vaughan Gething accuses UK ministers including Matt Hancock of hampering Welsh pandemic prep by refusing to engage

By finlay johnston

/ 4 Jul 2023

There were no specialist ‘high consequence infectious disease’ units in Wales, Frank Atherton told the Covid inquiry

By finlay johnston

/ 3 Jul 2023

The former health secretary criticised local councils, civil servants and the World Health Organisation over UK failures

By finlay johnston and Ruby Lott-Lavigna

/ 27 Jun 2023