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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…
Former PM bypasses government’s attempts to keep unredacted communications secretUK politics live – latest updatesBoris Johnson has bypassed the government’s attempt to keep his unredacted WhatsApp messages secret by handing them over directly to the C…
From Sweden to the US, the handling of the pandemic has been questioned. In some cases criminal proceedings are under wayBritain’s public Covid-19 inquiry, led by the retired judge Heather Hallett, is far from the first independent commission in the wo…
Ministers are taking legal action against the inquiry, which, if successful, would mean it could not see Johnson’s unredacted messagesThe already knotty row over Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApps has been even more complicated by ministers launching…
Cabinet Office serves notice on inquiry chair at 4pm, the deadline she had set for it to hand over filesMinisters have launched an unprecedented high court attempt to avoid handing over Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries to the go…
Minister increases pressure on government to provide unredacted notes so inquiry can ‘get on with job’UK politics live – latest updatesA cabinet minister has piled pressure on the government to hand over Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages to …
Failure to provide proper financial support left millions exposed to pandemic, says union bossThe Covid inquiry must take an unflinching look at how the UK’s lack of decent sick pay left the country “brutally exposed” during the pandemic, the TUC has s…