Boris Johnson asked if £37bn NHS Test and Trace was ‘achieving anything’
A Covid inquiry witness also claims to have been present for Johnson’s infamous ‘let the bodies pile high’ comment
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‘So f***ed’: Advisers said Johnson learnt nothing from first Covid wave
Staff complained prime minister was repeating mistakes he made in March 2020 ahead of Xmas lockdown, inquiry hears
Top scientists were not consulted on Eat Out to Help Out scheme
Scheme to boost restaurant attendance went ahead without input of Chris Whitty, Patrick Vallance or SAGE, inquiry told
UK was ‘at least a week late’ with first Covid lockdown, inquiry told
But the Department of Health official said at the time the decision was ‘completely rational’ given what was known
Ex-NHS chief refuses to say whether Matt Hancock lied during pandemic
When pushed, Simon Stevens told the Covid inquiry that the former health secretary was truthful ‘for the most part’
Lack of female perspective had ‘significant’ impact on Covid policies
Decisions on Covid measures did not properly consider domestic abuse, PPE, childcare or pregnancy, inquiry told
‘Hard to pick a day when Covid rules were followed’ in No.10, inquiry hears
Senior figures in Downing Street presided over a toxic ‘macho’ culture that sidelined women, Helen MacNamara says