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Matt Hancock 'wanted to decide who should live or die' if NHS overwhelmed by Covid

MATT Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals were overwhelmed in the pandemic, the former head of NHS England…

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Hancock wanted to decide ‘who should live and who should die’ – former NHS boss

Lord Simon Stevens, who led NHS England, largely refused to criticise the former health secretary during his appearance before the Covid inquiry.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson blames NHS ‘bed blocking’ for first Covid lockdown

Mr Johnson said NHS and social services had ‘failed to grip the decades old problem of delayed discharges’.

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Covid inquiry: Hancock ‘wanted to decide who should live or die’ if NHS overwhelmed

‘Fortunately this horrible dilemma never crystallised,’ former NHS England head Simon Stevens tells inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock’s bizarre cricket response to being offered help during the pandemic

It is the latest damning piece of evidence about Mr Hancock’s stewardship of the Department for Health during the pandemic given to the official Covid probe

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings' outburst against female civil servant may put off women off politics

Cabinet minister Michelle Donelan told of her concerns about the impact of Cummings' 'violent and misogynistic' messages

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry: 'Macho' culture and 'obvious sexism' in No10 'damaged Covid response', says Helen MacNamara

Ms MacNamara, the deputy cabinet secretary during the pandemic, says Boris Johnson let country down by not tackling 'toxic' culture

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So No 10 was run by donkeys who went to Oxbridge. My dog could have done better

Helen MacNamara may reveal more soul than Boris and co during Covid, but she still thought the rules didn’t apply to her

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock had ‘nuclear levels’ of overconfidence, says ex-civil servant

Helen MacNamara, who served as deputy cabinet secretary, made the claim to the Covid inquiry

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s No 10 was toxic, sexist and devoid of humanity, says ex-top civil servant

Helen MacNamara tells Covid inquiry of ‘macho’ culture where ‘hundreds’ broke rules on daily basis

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock’s bizarre ‘batsman’ response to being offered help during the pandemic

It is the latest damning piece of evidence about Mr Hancock’s stewardship of the Department for Health during the pandemic given to the official Covid probe

The Independent UK

I’m a Celebrity line-up rumours ahead of 2023 series launch

From soap stars and TV presenters – to a very controversial politician

The Independent UK

Johnson thought Hancock would be ‘sacrifice for the inquiry’ – Cummings

Boris Johnson may have wanted to keep Matt Hancock as Health Secretary as a ‘sacrifice’ for the Covid-19 inquiry, Dominic Cummings has claimed.

The Independent UK

Covid Inquiry: Biggest revelations from Dominic Cummings, Lee Cain, Helen MacNamara and other key players

From Number 10's 'macho overconfidence' to half-term holidays - the key takeaways

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The Guardian - UK

Eight shocking revelations from Cummings and Cain at the Covid inquiry

From foul-mouthed rants about colleagues to ‘appalling neglect’ of vulnerable people, those close to Boris Johnson revealed workings of government at height of pandemic

The Guardian - UK

‘Nastiness, arrogance and misogyny’ of No 10 exposed at Covid inquiry

WhatsApp messages also reveal Boris Johnson’s dismissive attitude to millions of old people at risk from the virus

The Independent UK

What we have learned from the Covid inquiry so far this week

Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain were among the high-profile witnesses this week.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s handling of Covid crisis slammed by former top advisers

Ex-PM thought coronavirus was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, inquiry hears, as bereaved relatives attack ‘psychotic’ comments

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The Independent UK

Hancock ‘killed people’ and ‘lied’ in pandemic, Cummings told PM

The former health secretary was criticised by the former top Downing Street adviser during a lengthy appearance before Lady Hallett’s probe.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Dominic Cummings denounces Boris Johnson (and everyone else)

"Gov't isn't actually that hard but this guy is really making it impossible."

The Guardian - UK

‘Nature’s way of dealing with old people’: the damning messages revealed to Covid inquiry

Crass and aggressive language laid bare in evidence of exchanges between Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Patrick Vallance

Evening Standard

Hiding on Holy Island and plotting a new party: is this Dominic Cummings' big comeback?

After months spent hiding away on a remote island, Boris Johnson's maverick former adviser is making a haunting Halloween reappearance at this week's Covid inquiry. Katie Strick asks what he's up to now

Evening Standard

Dominic Cummings attacked 'useless f***pig' cabinet and 'liar' Matt Hancock in foul-mouthed WhatsApp messages

Cummings is accused of being part of a 'macho culture' within Downing Street at the start of the pandemic.

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock's SAS interrogator 'speaks for England' in foul-mouthed tirade, says Cummings

'This post just shows what a nasty piece of work Cummings is'

The National (Scotland)

WATCH: Lawyers forced to read out expletive-laden Dominic Cummings texts

LAWYERS were forced to read out extraordinary texts sent by Dominic Cummings as part of the UK’s Covid-19 Inquiry.

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