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
Lawyers for the former chief scientific adviser said publishing the diaries in full breached his human rights
A Cabinet Office scientist who raised concerns over ‘stay alert’ was told it was ‘too late’. SAGE was not even asked
Epidemiologist Steven Riley noted there was “very little ethnic diversity within the system” when Covid hit
One epidemiologist said he believes SAGE unfairly dismissed suggestion despite shielding failing to protect vulnerable
A long Covid expert said the PM’s scepticism made no sense because ‘the science was already quite compelling’
Messages from Simon Case, Lee Cain and Dominic Cummings document tension at the heart of government during Covid
Graham Medley also tells UK Covid-19 inquiry that risk of NHS being overwhelmed was first raised in February 2020
Members of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies needed counselling and security advice
Slower interventions to curb the spread of coronavirus led to more stringent measures for longer, says Thomas Hale
The Covid inquiry has heard how a low-tech data operation left Downing Street scrambling as lockdown was announced
