A Covid inquiry witness also claims to have been present for Johnson’s infamous ‘let the bodies pile high’ comment
Staff complained prime minister was repeating mistakes he made in March 2020 ahead of Xmas lockdown, inquiry hears
Scheme to boost restaurant attendance went ahead without input of Chris Whitty, Patrick Vallance or SAGE, inquiry told
But the Department of Health official said at the time the decision was ‘completely rational’ given what was known
When pushed, Simon Stevens told the Covid inquiry that the former health secretary was truthful ‘for the most part’
Decisions on Covid measures did not properly consider domestic abuse, PPE, childcare or pregnancy, inquiry told
Senior figures in Downing Street presided over a toxic ‘macho’ culture that sidelined women, Helen MacNamara says
Children being classed as adults under flawed age assessments could end up on Rwanda flight
Boris Johnson’s top adviser complained that he was having to ‘dodge stilettos’ from UK’s most senior female civil servant
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
