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‘Fortunately this horrible dilemma never crystallised,’ former NHS England head Simon Stevens tells inquiry Former health secretary Matt Hancock told officials that he – rather than the medical profession – “should ultimately decide who should live or …
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here O’Connor asks Stevens if people tried to force him out of his job during Covid.Stevens says that is not what people were saying to him at the time. Continue reading…
People dress as Covid workers, surveillance cameras and Winnie-the-Pooh, a reference to Xi JinpingHalloween revellers in Shanghai have poked fun at the Chinese authorities with their costumes, dressing up as Covid prevention workers, surveillance camer…
In today’s newsletter: Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain gave evidence at Dorland House on Tuesday – what did they reveal?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Today we’re headed to the Covid inquiry, which is increasingly rev…
Former PM had said his party felt virus was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, and was not convinced NHS was overwhelmedUK politics live – latest updatesBoris Johnson told senior advisers that the Covid virus was “just nature’s way of dealing w…
Lee Cain says team were ‘exhausted’ by prime minister dallying and changing his mind UK politics live – latest updatesBoris Johnson had the wrong “skill set” to lead the country through the pandemic, leaving his senior aides “exhausted” by constantly c…
Members of Boris Johnson’s inner circle have started to give evidence, with senior civil servant Martin Reynolds the first to appearUK politics live – latest updatesThe former high court judge Heather Hallett is chairing the independent public inquiry …
Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser denies contributing to an atmosphere of misogyny at No 10, saying he was ‘much ruder about men’Heather Hallett, the chair, intervenes at this point. She asks Cain if he is defending the 10-day gap. She says she find…
Lord Bethell says Boris Johnson did ‘everything he could’ to avoid focusing on pandemic in early days of crisisUK politics live – latest updatesBrexit was prioritised over tackling Covid-19 in the early days of the outbreak, a former health minister ha…
UK’s chief medical officer said to have attacked Treasury scheme launched by Rishi Sunak that subsidised meals out in August 2020. This live blog is closedKeith shows a WhatsApp message from Simon Case, the cabinet secretary. It is date 20 December 202…