COVID-19 Updates
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‘Worried about leaks of PM having a piss up’: key Partygate messages from inside No 10
Committee publishes messages of staff ‘struggling’ to defend lockdown parties under Boris Johnson UK politics live – latest news updates Evidence Johnson misled MPs exists, interim report says WhatsApp messaging…
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Sunak is the Michael Corleone of the Tory party – try as he might to break free, he’s up to his neck in it | Jonathan Freedland
The return of Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock and Partygate shows that, as the Godfather found, it’s almost impossible to escape past sins When it comes to on-screen charisma, Rishi Sunak…
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Did Boris Johnson ‘follow the science’ on Covid? He couldn’t even do the maths | Kit Yates
Leaked WhatsApps reveal his ignorance – from fluffed stats to ‘herd immunity’ – needing constant correction by advisers The question of why the government diverged from the suggestions of its…
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Conspiracy theories are about Sue Gray’s job with Labour are absurd – here’s why | Bob Kerslake
I worked closely with Gray, and she is the ultimate professional. The government would do well to remember it was Boris Johnson who brought down Boris Johnson. Not her. Bob…
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Covid was top line-of-duty death for US police for third year running in 2022
Report shows pace has slowed, however, with 70 law enforcement deaths recorded in the line of duty Covid was the top cause of death in the line of duty for…
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UK ministers did not understand their own Covid rules, says ex-police chief
Peter Fahy says confusion caused ‘huge resentment’ among officers trying to enforce lockdown rules UK government ministers did not understand their own Covid lockdown rules, causing confusion and resentment among…
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Spare a thought for the makers of masks and vaccines and the end of their Covid windfall
Makers of masks, vaccines and the like will see the end of bonanza earnings and some may even have to close down – but governments will be happy to see…
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China reopening: US$87 billion may end up in the stock market from household savings built up during Covid lockdown, UBS says
The excess savings built up by Chinese households during the past three years of lockdowns will probably generate as much as 600 billion yuan (US$87 billion) of inflow into stocks,…
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Necessary to ‘get heavy with police’ over Covid lockdown, Matt Hancock said
Leaked WhatsApp exchanges from then health secretary to top civil servant in 2020 reveal concerns over enforcement of rules Matt Hancock told Britain’s most senior civil servant they would need…
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Ben Jennings on the rift between Matt Hancock and Isabel Oakeshott – cartoon
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