Dark money think tanks hail ‘full expensing’ measure in autumn statement
Opaquely funded lobbying group claims to be responsible for parts of Jeremy Hunt’s budget, calling it ‘amazing news’
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
Chris Whitty says there was a ‘complete absence of plans’ to deal with Covid
The Covid inquiry heard that it wasn’t until 25 February 2020 that a plan was commissioned by ministers
Jonathan Van-Tam was ‘seriously concerned’ by Covid threat in January 2020
Chris Whitty defends failure to act on deputy chief medical officer’s fears more than two months before lockdown
Vallance: Sunak likely knew ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ would drive Covid infections
Scheme ‘reversed’ health advice and is ‘highly likely’ to have increased Covid deaths, says former chief adviser
Johnson moaned ‘we are too s**t to get our act together’, says Patrick Vallance
The former chief scientific adviser’s diaries also noted Johnson’s ability to understand data was ‘awful’
Exclusive: Soaring renter population in key Tory seats could shape election
New research finds tally of Tory seats where more than a fifth of people are private tenants has tripled in a decade
Boris Johnson dismissed policing of Sarah Everard vigil as ‘argy bargy’
Former PM said he did not want to ‘bash the cops’ in evidence seen by Covid inquiry