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‘Pretty much everyone’ in No 10 called Boris Johnson ‘the trolley’, says Dominic Cummings – video
The Covid inquiry started taking evidence from witnesses in June, but recently resumed to interrogate members of Boris Johnson’s inner circle at the start of the pandemic. Johnson’s former chief…
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Boris Johnson ‘was obsessed with older people accepting their fate’, Covid inquiry hears – video
The former prime minister told senior advisers that the coronavirus pandemic was ‘just nature’s way of dealing with old people’ and he was ‘no longer buying’ the fact the NHS…
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Boris Johnson favoured ‘older people accepting their fate’, Covid inquiry hears
Former PM had said his party felt virus was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, and was not convinced NHS was overwhelmed UK politics live – latest updates Boris…
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Boris Johnson had ‘wrong skill set’ to lead during Covid, top aide tells inquiry
Lee Cain says team were ‘exhausted’ by prime minister dallying and changing his mind UK politics live – latest updates Boris Johnson had the wrong “skill set” to lead the…
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No 10 staff realised full lockdown was necessary 10 days before it was announced, inquiry hears – UK politics live
Lee Cain, Boris Johnson’s director of communications, giving evidence at Covid inquiry Heather Hallett, the chair, intervenes at this point. She asks Cain if he is defending the 10-day gap.…
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Top Boris Johnson aide says there was ‘chaos’ in Downing Street during Covid response – video
Lee Cain, Boris Johnson’s former communications chief, said there was a general atmosphere of ‘chaos’ in Downing Street as the government attempted to organise a response to the spread of…
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From secret diaries to WhatsApps: four takeaways from the Covid inquiry
Members of Boris Johnson’s inner circle have started to give evidence, with senior civil servant Martin Reynolds the first to appear UK politics live – latest updates The former high…
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Brexit prioritised over tackling Covid at start of pandemic, says ex-minister
Lord Bethell says Boris Johnson did ‘everything he could’ to avoid focusing on pandemic in early days of crisis UK politics live – latest updates Brexit was prioritised over tackling…
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‘People will die anyway’: Pressure on Boris Johnson over Covid messages
Inquiry told of comments made by former prime minister during meeting discussing pandemic response Boris Johnson asked why damage was being inflicted on the economy during the pandemic “for people…
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Chris Whitty referred to ‘Eat out to help out’ as ‘Eat out to help out the virus’, UK Covid inquiry told – as it happened
UK’s chief medical officer said to have attacked Treasury scheme launched by Rishi Sunak that subsidised meals out in August 2020. This live blog is closed Keith shows a WhatsApp…