Former prime minister said he agreed that ‘we should let the old people get it’, today’s Covid inquiry heard
The prime minister’s ‘oscillating’ was partly to blame for a 10-day delay in announcing a national lockdown
Explosive claim about former prime minister based on notebooks from his one-time aide, Imran Shafi
Former aide Martin Reynolds tells Covid inquiry he “cannot recall” why PM was given no updates for ten days
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
A Cabinet Office scientist who raised concerns over ‘stay alert’ was told it was ‘too late’. SAGE was not even asked
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
