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Thursday briefing: What Boris Johnson did – and did not – reveal at his Covid inquiry grilling

In today’s newsletter: The former prime minister attempted to shape his legacy during hours of intense questioning. Pippa Crerar explains key takeaways from his testimony

The Guardian - UK

No 10 culture led to better decisions, Boris Johnson tells Covid inquiry

Former prime minister denies he made major mistakes and defends top team during full day of questioning

The Guardian - UK

Ten times Boris Johnson was cornered by Hugo Keith at the Covid inquiry

Ex-Conservative leader faces tough questions from counsel Hugo Keith KC

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson at the Covid inquiry: Key takeaways from WhatsApps to Hancock

The former prime minister has refused to criticise those working alongside him during the pandemic, insisting he takes ‘personal responsibility for all the decisions’ his government made

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson at the Covid inquiry: key points

The former PM is scheduled to be questioned for two days. Here is what happened at his first session at the inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Hugo Keith: Here are some of the barrister’s key moments during the Covid inquiry

Here’s everything you need to know about Hugo Keith KC, the barrister who is quizzing Boris Johnson at the Covid-19 inquiry

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry: Johnson WhatsApp messages still missing due to ‘technical issue’

A spokesman for the former prime minister said that he has fully cooperated with the inquiry, as he prepares to give evidence on Wednesday

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Boris Johnson’s Covid charge sheet: from Partygate and flip-flopping to ‘letting it rip’

Security is beefed up at the Covid inquiry as the former PM finally faces grilling on decisions he made during pandemic

The Independent UK

You can’t handle the truth, Johnson will tell the Covid inquiry: a bit rich from a man who can’t recognise it

I expect to see his version of Jack Nicholson’s defiance in A Few Good Men. But ignore all that – this was his mess, his debacle, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Key questions Boris Johnson is likely to face at Covid inquiry

Former PM’s lockdown decisions, cavalier comments, and toxic culture at No 10 expected to come under scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly travels to Kigali to sign new treaty with Rwanda

Domestic legislation also planned so parliament can assert country is a safe destination for asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

Families of Covid victims to confront Johnson at inquiry over ‘Let the bodies pile high’ comment

Attending the inquiry midweek with photos of relatives, Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice will unveil a powerful billboard

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry: 10 questions facing Boris Johnson

The former prime minister will come under scrutiny and these are the pressing issues

The Guardian - UK

Johnson to 'admit mistakes' in pandemic handling during Covid evidence

But the former prime minister will say lockdowns saved ‘tens if not hundreds of thousands of lives’, according to The Times

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The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry: Boris Johnson ‘to admit he made mistakes’

Ex-PM also reportedly to argue at inquiry next week that his actions saved many thousands of lives

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s legacy will be shaped by Covid inquiry appearance

Discredited ex-PM faces a demolition job in one of the few policy areas to which he and his allies still cling

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to apologise over Covid mistakes but insist his decisions saved lives

Former prime minister is also expected to say he ended up saving ‘tens if not hundreds of thousands of lives’

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock tells Covid Inquiry: We could have done more to keep schools open

Hancock accused Manchester mayor Andy Burnham of putting 'politics ahead of public health' in the Covid pandemic

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The Independent UK

Watch again: Matt Hancock speaks at Britain’s Covid inquiry as he insists ‘I’m not a liar’

Watch again as former health secretary Matt Hancock gives evidence at Britain’s Covid inquiry on Friday 2 December.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry live: Matt Hancock grilled over affair scandal in awkward exchange

Hancock appears before inquiry again after conceding government should have locked down earlier and denying claims that he is a liar

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock says earlier first Covid lockdown could have stopped 90% of first wave deaths

The former minister said the country should have locked down earlier but he understood why it did not happen

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Matt Hancock at the Covid inquiry: a loss of dignity

Editorial: If the former health secretary wants to avoid being the fall guy for Britain’s pandemic failures, he should stop the constant overclaiming

The Guardian - UK

Hancock’s Covid charge sheet: what he is accused of and how he replied

Former health secretary uses Covid inquiry appearance to deny he was dishonest and say there was a ‘malign actor’ in No 10

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock insists he’s not a liar and blames allegations on ‘toxic’ Dominic Cummings

Former health secretary labels Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser ‘malign actor’ – and insists ‘many lives’ could have been saved if UK had gone into lockdown earlier

The National (Scotland)

Dominic Cummings was a 'malign actor' during Covid, says Matt Hancock

Matt Hancock has accused Dominic Cummings of creating a “culture of fear” in Government that undermined the pandemic response as he defended his…

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