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Public accounts committee warns that without more intervention, attainment gap could take decade to return to pre-Covid levelsIt could take a decade for the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their wealthier peers to return to pre-pandemic…
Reporter and his team exposed the Tory peer’s use of a government ‘VIP lane’ to provide PPE during the Covid pandemicThe Guardian reporter David Conn has won the Paul Foot award for investigative journalism for his report on a Tory peer’s use of a gove…
Lawyer says not providing complete set of messages on platform would be ‘wrong in principle’A fresh battle over unredacted Covid documents is looming, as the public inquiry’s most senior lawyer voiced fears about a tussle with the government over messa…
MPs told UK government’s attempt to avoid handing over evidence to inquiry had been ‘misinterpreted’UK politics live – latest updatesThe high court will decide “very soon” whether ministers should be forced to hand over all unredacted files demanded by…
Lawyer for bereaved families says Heather Hallett would be unable to do job if government blocks releaseUK politics live – latest updatesThe chair of the UK Covid-19 public inquiry may have to quit if the government succeeds in its high court attempt t…
James Bethell says he supports legal challenge against inquiry’s demand for unredacted Johnson messagesGovernment WhatsApp groups were never used to make important decisions during Covid and instead relayed information and discussed coffee orders, a fo…
Union body claims policies left Britain ‘hugely unprepared’, in report before opening hearing of inquiryYears of austerity overseen by David Cameron and George Osborne left Britain “hugely unprepared” for Covid, with consequences that were “painful and…
Cabinet Office lawyers warn ex-PM of consequences if he tries to ‘frustrate or undermine’ government positionBoris Johnson has been warned that he could lose public funding for legal advice if he tries to “frustrate or undermine” the government’s posit…
Leading scientist attacks prime minister as criticism mounts of government approach to science during the crisisRishi Sunak is facing a barrage of criticism in the run-up to the official Covid-19 inquiry as a leading scientist attacks his “spectacularl…
As Boris Johnson hands over WhatsApp messages, PM is going to high court to stem remit of public inquiry first set up by Cabinet OfficeUK politics live – latest updatesWhen Boris Johnson first announced a public inquiry into Covid, many observers saw i…