Boris Johnson's top scientific adviser has said it was "disappointing" the PM and Downing Street staff did not stick to their own Covid rules.
Sir Patrick Vallance, who was one of the faces of the Downing Street Covid briefings, broke his silence on the extent of lockdown rule-flouting in No10 and Whitehall after he received a gong at Buckingham Palace.
Asked if the revelations had tarnished his reflections on the handling of the pandemic, he told ITV: "It was really important at all stages that everyone stuck to the rules, there’s no question about that.
