England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty also revealed his contempt for the so-called Great Barrington Declaration
More damning WhatsApps have described the chaos in Downing Street during the early stages of the pandemic
The Covid-19 inquiry has heard from the UK’s former top civil servant how the government should have acted sooner
But the Department of Health official said at the time the decision was ‘completely rational’ given what was known
When pushed, Simon Stevens told the Covid inquiry that the former health secretary was truthful ‘for the most part’
Decisions on Covid measures did not properly consider domestic abuse, PPE, childcare or pregnancy, inquiry told
Senior figures in Downing Street presided over a toxic ‘macho’ culture that sidelined women, Helen MacNamara says
WhatsApps and emails submitted to the Covid inquiry reveal tensions over government decisions
Tory MP Greg Clark has been accused of misrepresenting SAGE’s pandemic advice in latest Covid inquiry hearing
The Covid inquiry has heard how a low-tech data operation left Downing Street scrambling as lockdown was announced
Simon Case asked cabinet secretary predecessor Gus O’Donnell for help managing warring factions, inquiry hears
Boris Johnson worried that working with leaders in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland could look like a ‘mini EU’
