What you need to know about Palantir, the US firm in line for a £480m NHS deal Former Donald Trump ally Peter Thiel’s spy-tech firm is the frontrunner for the NHS's biggest ever contract
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
Covid inquiry won’t show Patrick Vallance’s full diaries amid legal challenge Lawyers for the former chief scientific adviser said publishing the diaries in full breached his human rights
Boris Johnson ignored warnings from Covid scientists about public messaging A Cabinet Office scientist who raised concerns over ‘stay alert’ was told it was ‘too late’. SAGE was not even asked
Lack of ethnic diversity on SAGE ‘impacted’ advice given to ministers on Covid Epidemiologist Steven Riley noted there was “very little ethnic diversity within the system” when Covid hit
Scientists proposed ‘cocooning’ carers to protect elderly from Covid, inquiry hears One epidemiologist said he believes SAGE unfairly dismissed suggestion despite shielding failing to protect vulnerable