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Revised report on impact of Covid lockdowns ‘adds little insight’
Book based on May 2022 review ‘did lockdowns work?’ examines whether legally enforced interventions prevented deaths The overwhelming majority of academic studies have one chance to make a splash. Once…
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Covid inquiry legal challenge over WhatsApp messages to be heard ‘very soon’
MPs told UK government’s attempt to avoid handing over evidence to inquiry had been ‘misinterpreted’ UK politics live – latest updates The high court will decide “very soon” whether ministers…
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Covid inquiry chair ‘may have to quit’ if denied access to Johnson WhatsApps
Lawyer for bereaved families says Heather Hallett would be unable to do job if government blocks release UK politics live – latest updates The chair of the UK Covid-19 public…
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Covid WhatsApps used for coffee orders not big decisions, says ex-health minister
James Bethell says he supports legal challenge against inquiry’s demand for unredacted Johnson messages UK politics live – latest updates Government WhatsApp groups were never used to make important decisions…
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Cameron-Osborne austerity years cost UK dearly when Covid struck, says TUC
Union body claims policies left Britain ‘hugely unprepared’, in report before opening hearing of inquiry Years of austerity overseen by David Cameron and George Osborne left Britain “hugely unprepared” for…
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‘Children with ADHD are being failed’: parents share their experiences of an overwhelmed system
Since the pandemic there has been a steep rise in cases of ADHD among children. Here, experts discuss why, parents describe their struggles and campaigners say what needs to change…
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Rishi Sunak must stop trying to hide evidence from the Covid inquiry | Andrew Rawnsley
The public interest demands the full disclosure of what went on inside government during our deadliest peacetime emergency in more than a century It is marked in calendars around Westminster…
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Sunak claimed the role of Covid hero. Lady Hallett may reveal a different tale
Role of eat out to help out scheme in increased cases and Treasury hostility to scientific advice may come under spotlight At the start of a Tory leadership debate hosted…
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Boris Johnson is told legal advice funding would stop if he hinders Covid inquiry
Cabinet Office lawyers warn ex-prime minister of consequences if he tries to ‘frustrate or undermine’ work of the investigation Boris Johnson has been warned he could lose public funding for…
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Sunak under fire as ‘stupid’ Eat Out to Help Out scheme to be focus of Covid inquiry
Leading scientist attacks prime minister as criticism mounts of government approach to science during the crisis Rishi Sunak is facing a barrage of criticism in the run-up to the official…