Feature / ‘I set my alarm for 2am’: Meet the people attending the Covid inquiry every day Travelling for six hours, spending thousands of pounds – to what lengths will bereaved families go for justice? By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 5 Dec 2023
News / Did Hancock think people in care homes were already about to die? Former health secretary didn’t challenge aide’s claim that care home residents were ‘near the end regardless’ By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 1 Dec 2023
News / Hancock accepts there was no ‘protective ring’ around care homes Evidence also shows his own adviser had ‘issues’ with claims care homes were locked down first By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 30 Nov 2023
News / Matt Hancock denies claims he lied about Covid plans Former health secretary insists there is ‘no evidence’ for any of the accusations he didn’t tell the truth By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 30 Nov 2023
News / Johnson said consulting with unions over return-to-work was ‘bollocks’ Diary entry from Patrick Vallance claims former PM dismissed mask wearing and working from home By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 29 Nov 2023
News / ‘We will need to discharge Covid patients into care homes’ March 2020 email from Jenny Harries said sending Covid patients into social care would be ‘the reality’ By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 29 Nov 2023
News / Dark money think tanks hail ‘full expensing’ measure in autumn statement Opaquely funded lobbying group claims to be responsible for parts of Jeremy Hunt’s budget, calling it ‘amazing news’ By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 22 Nov 2023
News / Chris Whitty says there was a ‘complete absence of plans’ to deal with Covid The Covid inquiry heard that it wasn’t until 25 February 2020 that a plan was commissioned by ministers By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 21 Nov 2023
News / Jonathan Van-Tam was ‘seriously concerned’ by Covid threat in January 2020 Chris Whitty defends failure to act on deputy chief medical officer’s fears more than two months before lockdown By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 21 Nov 2023
News / Vallance: Sunak likely knew ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ would drive Covid infections Scheme ‘reversed’ health advice and is ‘highly likely’ to have increased Covid deaths, says former chief adviser By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 20 Nov 2023
News / Johnson moaned ‘we are too s**t to get our act together’, says Patrick Vallance The former chief scientific adviser’s diaries also noted Johnson’s ability to understand data was ‘awful’ By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 20 Nov 2023
News / Exclusive: Soaring renter population in key Tory seats could shape election New research finds tally of Tory seats where more than a fifth of people are private tenants has tripled in a decade By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / 16 Nov 2023
