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How a VIP contract introduced by Tory peer left government owed £24m

DHSC rejected as ‘unusable’ PPE supplied by company linked to Lord Chadlington, which later went bust

The Guardian - UK

What has the Covid-19 inquiry discovered about care homes in the pandemic?

Bereaved groups seek accountability on behalf of their loved ones over lack of testing and surge in infections

The Guardian - UK

From Vladimir Putin to Rachel Reeves, which politicians have publicly cried?

Rachel Reeves, the first female chancellor in British history, appeared to cry in Commons on Tuesday night - which others

Evening Standard

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SMILE! It’s just a normal day for Labour’s happy family of Keir, Rachel and Wes

Streeting gave a normal speech to show how normal everything was and Starmer tried to channel his most caring self

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry told of older people ‘cull’ as Matt Hancock defends care home policies

At a press conference in May 2020, Mr Hancock said: ‘Right from the start, we’ve tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes.’

Evening Standard

‘Full of excuses’: families condemn Matt Hancock’s testimony to Covid inquiry

Former health secretary defends decision to discharge untested patients into care homes as ‘least worst option’

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock defends Covid care home plan as ‘the least-worst decision’

A civil servant earlier this week described the toll as a ‘generational slaughter within care homes’

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Hancock: Moving patients from hospitals to care homes was least-worst decision

Module six of the inquiry is focused on the effect the pandemic had on both the publicly and privately funded adult social care sector across the UK.

Evening Standard

Bereaved urge ‘truth’ as Covid inquiry shifts focus to care homes

Matt Hancock will appear on Wednesday for a full-day session to face questions during a module set to last five weeks.

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock back at Covid inquiry for probe into pandemic impact on care homes

From Monday, module six of the inquiry will look at the effect the pandemic had on the adult social care sector across the UK.

Evening Standard

Johnson favoured ‘authoritarian approach’ to pandemic punishments, inquiry told

Lord Patrick Vallance was speaking to the seventh module of the Covid-19 Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Ex-Tory MP was wrong not to declare £4.5m loans from major donor, watchdog finds

Andrew Bridgen was ‘wrong’ not to declare £4.5m of interest-free loans but cannot be punished as a former MP, the Commons sleaze watchdog concluded

The Independent UK

Truss social: the latest venture from a woman who really knows what the people want

She’s threatening to launch an ‘uncensored and uncancellable’ online platform – like we don’t have enough of those already, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media

Former PM says she wants to protect free speech after being ‘cut off at the knees’ by ‘the elite’ while at No 10

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Matt Hancock loses bid for instant victory in High Court libel battle with Andrew Bridgen

Matt Hancock has been sued in the High Court by Andrew Bridgen over a Tweet

The Independent UK

Andrew Bridgen’s libel claim against Matt Hancock to go to trial

Matt Hancock has been sued by ex-MP Andrew Bridgen over a social media post

Evening Standard

Andrew Bridgen’s libel claim against Matt Hancock can go to trial, judge rules

Mr Bridgen, former North West Leicestershire MP, is bringing a libel claim against the former health secretary who was once his Tory Party colleague.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government ordered PPE firms to 'prioritise' England over Scotland, inquiry told

THE UK Government ordered suppliers of life-saving kit to “prioritise” the NHS in England over Scotland during the pandemic, it was claimed at…

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Criticism of PPE contract system ‘wholly naive’, Hancock tells Covid inquiry

Former health secretary Matt Hancock gave evidence to the probe’s fifth module, which is exploring pandemic procurement.

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Paterson’s links to Covid test supplier ‘not a conflict’, Bethell tells inquiry

Lord Bethell’s role at the time involved overseeing the testing programme.

Evening Standard

Bridgen has ‘no real prospect’ of winning Hancock libel claim, High Court told

The ex-MP for North West Leicestershire is suing the former health minister over a post on social media in January 2023.

The Independent UK

Former BBC star unrecognisable after debuting new look – can you guess who it is?

‘Thought I was following George Clooney for a moment,’ another presenter quipped

Evening Standard

AstraZeneca cancels £450m vaccine plant in UK after Government 'own goal' in blow to Rachel Reeves growth plan

The pharmaceutical giant claimed the Labour Government failed to match Tory predecessor’s offer of help for its investment in Merseyside

The Independent UK

Fresh blow for Rachel Reeves as AstraZeneca scraps £450m investment in UK vaccine plant

The pharmaceutical giant claimed the Labour Government failed to match its predecessor’s offer but the cancelled project is a blow to the chancellor’s growth agenda

The Guardian - UK

Britain must build own vaccine manufacturing capability, says Matt Hancock

Former health secretary told Covid inquiry an onshore facility was ‘critical’ in preparation for future pandemic

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