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
Simon Case asked cabinet secretary predecessor Gus O’Donnell for help managing warring factions, inquiry hears
Boris Johnson worried that working with leaders in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland could look like a ‘mini EU’
Experts said measures excluded disabled people and there should have been safe spaces for the LGBTIQ+ community
Exemptions for women and children leaving abusers was ‘hidden’ in government guidance, a leading charity said
Former children’s commissioner aimed a swipe at Gavin Williamson and said government ‘overlooked’ young people
Lack of data on older ethnic minority people due to underfunding was ‘particularly concerning’, Covid inquiry hears
British Medical Association has criticised inadequate PPE, poor public health messaging and Test and Trace failures
The second module of the inquiry into Covid-19 will scrutinise the government’s initial response to the pandemic
When the US housing crisis meets the looming insurance crisis, only government intervention will avert catastrophe
