Johnson’s government ‘acted like an opposition party’ as Covid approached
The Covid-19 inquiry has heard from the UK’s former top civil servant how the government should have acted sooner
James Harrison
UK was ‘at least a week late’ with first Covid lockdown, inquiry told
But the Department of Health official said at the time the decision was ‘completely rational’ given what was known
Ex-NHS chief refuses to say whether Matt Hancock lied during pandemic
When pushed, Simon Stevens told the Covid inquiry that the former health secretary was truthful ‘for the most part’
Lack of female perspective had ‘significant’ impact on Covid policies
Decisions on Covid measures did not properly consider domestic abuse, PPE, childcare or pregnancy, inquiry told
‘Hard to pick a day when Covid rules were followed’ in No.10, inquiry hears
Senior figures in Downing Street presided over a toxic ‘macho’ culture that sidelined women, Helen MacNamara says
Rishi Sunak called ‘Dr Death’ by government scientist after Eat Out to Help Out
WhatsApps and emails submitted to the Covid inquiry reveal tensions over government decisions
Science committee chair cherry-picked Covid facts ‘like a West End review’
Tory MP Greg Clark has been accused of misrepresenting SAGE’s pandemic advice in latest Covid inquiry hearing