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Ella Baron on the UK’s Covid inquiry – cartoon
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Boris Johnson criticised for not acting against Cummings’ ‘misogynistic language’ – video
Helen MacNamara, a former deputy cabinet secretary, tells the Covid inquiry she is disappointed that Boris Johnson failed to pick up his former senior aide Dominic Cummings on his use…
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Halloween costumes in Shanghai poke fun at Chinese authorities
People dress as Covid workers, surveillance cameras and Winnie-the-Pooh, a reference to Xi Jinping Halloween revellers in Shanghai have poked fun at the Chinese authorities with their costumes, dressing up…
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Johnson’s team ‘laughing at the Italians’ as Covid hit, says Helen MacNamara – video
The former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara told the Covid inquiry that Downing Street officials were overconfident as the pandemic hit and were ‘sitting there’ and ‘laughing at the Italians’…
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Matt Hancock ‘repeatedly told cabinet he had a plan to deal with Covid’ before pandemic hit UK – politics live
Former deputy cabinet secretary tells Covid inquiry Hancock’s plans never materialised despite assurances Back in the inquiry, O’Connor presents another extract from MacNamara’s witness statement in which she quotes an…
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Boris Johnson ‘unbelievably bullish’ over Covid, top civil servant tells inquiry
Then deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara says her attempts to raise concerns were ignored UK politics live – latest updates A macho and “unbelievably bullish” confidence characterised the early approach…
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Let’s ease up on Johnson and Cummings: Covid was just the ‘wrong crisis’ for them, OK? | Marina Hyde
The Covid inquiry has hosted a parade of men who assure us they’re experts in everything – except their own incompetence Tuesday at the Covid inquiry was men-who-think-about-the-Roman-empire day. Dominic…
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UK ‘removes state guarantees from almost £1bn in Covid loans’
Reported move over scheme run by British Business Bank pushes losses on to banks if borrowers fail to repay The UK government has reportedly removed state guarantees from almost £1bn…
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Wednesday briefing: What Boris Johnson’s closest advisers had to say for themselves at the Covid inquiry
In today’s newsletter: Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain gave evidence at Dorland House on Tuesday – what did they reveal? • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition…
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The Guardian view on the Covid inquiry: shocking failures under the spotlight | Editorial
Evidence from Dominic Cummings and other key figures points to a deadly combination of chaos and recklessness Even given all that is already known about poor decision-making, avoidable deaths, lockdown-breaking…