Covid Inquiry: Sunak says expert advice ‘not needed’ for Eat Out to Help Out
12 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Sunak says expert advice ‘not needed’ for Eat Out to Help Out
PM claims top scientific advisers had “ample opportunity” to voice concerns after scheme was announced
Covid Inquiry: Sunak defends pandemic decision-making structures
11 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Sunak defends pandemic decision-making structures
PM says having Covid Taskforce in place from start of pandemic would have “definitely improved things”
Covid Inquiry: Johnson says WhatsApp 'somehow automatically erased' 5,000 messages
11 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Johnson says WhatsApp 'somehow automatically erased' 5,000 messages
Former prime minister claims lack of detail from messages sent during key early weeks of pandemic is due to program "going down and coming back up again"
Covid Inquiry: Johnson dubs Partygate portrayals ‘a travesty of the truth’
08 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Johnson dubs Partygate portrayals ‘a travesty of the truth’
WhatsApps reveal PM apologised to cabinet secretary for “insane business” and pledged they would “get through it and come out on top”
Johnson ‘perplexed’ top scientists weren’t consulted over Eat Out to Help Out
07 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Johnson ‘perplexed’ top scientists weren’t consulted over Eat Out to Help Out
Former PM tells Covid Inquiry his repeated “let it rip” comments were just a challenge to consensus among experts
Covid Inquiry: Boris Johnson rejects claims No.10 was 'toxic'
06 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Boris Johnson rejects claims No.10 was 'toxic'
Ex-PM says he had "no difficulty recruiting the best possible people" despite claims people were deterred by working environment
Covid Inquiry: Social care structures made care home response difficult, Hancock says
01 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Social care structures made care home response difficult, Hancock says
Former health secretary admits it was misleading to say the government had thrown a protective ring around care homes from start of pandemic
Cummings was a ‘malign actor’, Hancock tells Covid Inquiry
01 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Cummings was a ‘malign actor’, Hancock tells Covid Inquiry
Former health secretary says No.10 needs to be capable of operating effectively even when “unprofessional” individuals have significant power
Hancock: Whitehall took too long to realise pandemic was a cross-government crisis
30 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Hancock: Whitehall took too long to realise pandemic was a cross-government crisis
Former health secretary tells Covid Inquiry he and DHSC were victims of a “toxic culture” of blame
'Too much was asked' of DHSC in early Covid response, Gove tells inquiry
28 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
'Too much was asked' of DHSC in early Covid response, Gove tells inquiry
Can-do spirit was "admirable" but more departments should have been brought into the Covid response sooner, Gove says
Cultural differences pitched civil servants against academics, Angela McLean tells Covid Inquiry
27 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Cultural differences pitched civil servants against academics, Angela McLean tells Covid Inquiry
Chief scientific adviser had to “paper over the cracks” after direct criticism from scientists ruffled officials’ feathers
Abuse could deter scientists from key roles in future crises, Van-Tam warns
23 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Abuse could deter scientists from key roles in future crises, Van-Tam warns
Former deputy chief medical officer says police asked him to move out of his home after his family were "threatened with having their throats cut"