Johnson said consulting with unions over return-to-work was ‘bollocks’ Diary entry from Patrick Vallance claims former PM dismissed mask wearing and working from home
‘We will need to discharge Covid patients into care homes’ March 2020 email from Jenny Harries said sending Covid patients into social care would be ‘the reality’
Pro-shooting minister approves gamebird licences despite bird flu warning Exclusive: Lord Benyon overruled his own experts to allow release of pheasants and partridges in protected sites
Michael Gove defends exempting hunting and shooting from Covid restrictions The cabinet minister also said the government’s PPE procurement ‘deserves at the very least a reflection’
Matt Hancock knew Covid tier system would not work Andy Burnham recalled his fury at Greater Manchester being ‘punished’ with measures ministers knew wouldn’t work
Hancock ignored Khan’s warning about impact of Covid on minority groups Mayor of London says he got no response when he urged government to mandate ethnicity data on death certificates
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