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UK is no better prepared: key takeaways from Covid inquiry’s test, trace and isolation module

While a test was quickly developed, weaknesses in the early pandemic response included no plan for nationwide testing and ineffective contact tracing

The Guardian - UK

Conservative decision to underfund Covid self-isolation support cost lives, inquiry hears

The UK spent much less than other countries, said the former NHS Test and Trace lead

The Independent UK

More self-isolation support during Covid would have saved lives – Harding

Baroness Dido Harding was head of the NHS Test and Trace programme during the crisis.

Evening Standard

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A racing certainty? What a Labour government would mean for the sport

British Horseracing Authority says it has been preparing for a change of government for many months

The Guardian - UK

Talking Horses: electing Dido Harding just another win for the chumocracy

The Jockey Club wants to be seen as modern by voting in its first female senior steward, but appearances can be deceptive

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on management consultants: overused, underperforming

Editorial: The omnipresence of consultancies is harming public services, while creating lucrative opportunities for private profit

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‘There may still be surprises’: Jeremy Farrar warns of pandemic perils ahead

As the former Sage adviser leaves Wellcome to join WHO, he talks about exhausted health workers, the UK’s sluggish response to Covid and the danger of conspiracy theories

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When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm – review

Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe’s devastating investigation into the consulting firm uncovers a story of secrecy, delusion and untold harm

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s downfall: a corrosive culture of cronyism

Analysis: Partygate was the last straw, but the long view of history will count a broader catalogue of corruption

The Guardian - UK

Why 1980s Oxford holds the key to Britain’s ruling class

From Partygate to Brexit, many of today’s political dramas can be traced back to the leading players’ student days

Financial Times

Matt Hancock broke law over Tory peer Dido Harding's appointment during pandemic

The High Court found former Health Secretary Matt Hancock failed to comply with equalities duties when he appointed Baroness Harding and ex-Sainsbury's boss Mike Coupe to top jobs

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock broke law over hiring of former TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding, High Court rules

Baroness Harding was Salford-headquartered TalkTalk's first CEO before stepping down in 2017

Birmingham Post

Matt Hancock broke rules with Dido Harding Covid appointment, court finds

Government failed to comply with equality duty in appointing Tory peer and her ex-Sainsbury colleague

The Independent UK

Baroness Dido Harding’s appointment by Matt Hancock in Covid-19 response ‘broke equalities law’

The government’s appointments of Dido Harding and her former colleague at Sainsbury’s to top jobs in the Covid-19 response programme broke equalities rules, the High Court has found.

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Matt Hancock failed to comply with equality duty over Dido Harding appointment, court rules

Runnymede Trust wins court battle over key government appointments during coronavirus pandemic

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Boris Johnson warns threat of Russian invasion of Ukraine remains but hopes for ‘diplomatic opening’ – as it happened

Prime minister says ‘intelligence is not encouraging’ and reveals Russian field hospitals in Belarus appear to be part of invasion preparations

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