Boris Johnson’s second day at the Covid inquiry: key points The former PM addressed Partygate, ‘letting it rip’ and ‘eat out to help out’ in his second day of evidence The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023
Boris Johnson claims Partygate coverage is ‘million miles’ from truth in extraordinary rewriting of history The former PM hit out at the ‘dramatic representations’ of what went on in No 10 – as he tied himself in knots and backtracked on his own witness statement The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023
From Eat Out to Help Out to ‘let it rip’: The key Covid revelations from Boris Johnson today Mr Johnson said the elderly have ‘had a good innings’ and should be allowed to catch the virus in order to avoid further restrictions, the inquiry has heard The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023
Covid inquiry: Johnson surprised ‘eat out to help out’ not cleared by scientists Ex-PM says he had assumed Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance were briefed and denied UK locked down too late in 2020 The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023
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 · Dec 5, 2023
Covid Inquiry: Michael Gove apologises to victims for 'mistakes made by government' 'I want to take this opportunity to apologise to the victims who endured so much pain...as a result of the mistakes made by the government in response to the pandemic' Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023
Khan says ‘lives could have been saved’ if Government kept him informed on Covid Sadiq Khan claimed Boris Johnson had been unaware that other countries had imposed lockdowns in March 2020. The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023
Matters of life and death: Sunak faces mounting danger at Covid inquiry The PM is soon to appear for questioning, and a perilous narrative is emerging about his role in the crisis response The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2023
The Guardian view on the Covid inquiry: expert witnesses expose a mass of political failure Editorial: Testimony from the government’s medical and scientific advisers condemns Boris Johnson’s Downing Street and Rishi Sunak’s Treasury The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023
Amid the drama of the Covid inquiry, Chris Whitty quietly pointed to an important truth. Will anyone listen? England’s chief medical officer owned up to experts’ ignorance of psychology. If only others had been so candid in admitting their errors, says Stephen Reicher, a professor of psychology The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023
Herd immunity and a ‘bamboozled’ PM: what we learned at the UK Covid inquiry this week The inquiry heard evidence of threats against scientists, and more metaphors from Jonathan Van-Tam The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023
Matt Hancock and Dominic Raab to give evidence before Covid inquiry next week The former health secretary will appear before the Covid-19 inquiry in a major week of hearings Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2023
Chief scientific adviser to appear before pandemic inquiry It comes after it emerged that Professor Dame Angela McLean is said to have referred to Rishi Sunak as ‘Dr Death’. The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023
Jonathan Van-Tam tells Covid inquiry his family received death threats during pandemic Threats about 'having their throats cut' led police to urge top scientist and his family to consider moving out of their home Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023 Covid inquiry: Jonathan Van-Tam says family was threatened with having throats cut during pandemic Sir Jonathan recalls police involvement after ‘extremely hateful messages’ as he and Sir Chris Whitty testify at Covid inquiry
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023 Van-Tam tells inquiry his family was threatened with having their throats cut England’s former deputy chief medical officer said he became seriously concerned about the threat of the virus in January 2020.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023 Jonathan Van-Tam’s family ‘threatened with having throats cut’, Covid inquiry hears Former deputy chief medical officer said police advised them to move out of their home at one point during pandemic
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023 My family was threatened with having their throats cut during pandemic – Van-Tam Sir Jonathan said the hateful messages led to the police getting involved.
Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2023 Covid inquiry: Herd immunity was 'dangerous' policy meaning 'extraordinarily high loss of life', says Whitty Covid inquiry told that public debate over policy caused 'confusion' in early 2020
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023 Whitty admits withholding ‘confidential’ information from ministers in pandemic The Chief Medical Office explained his approach during the politically-charged context of the pandemic.
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023 Anti-lockdown proposal in favour of herd immunity ‘flawed at multiple levels’ Professor Sir Chris Whitty said the public debate about herd immunity led to ‘considerable confusion’.
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023 Whitty never told about Eat Out to Help Out but ‘should have been’ – inquiry England’s chief medical officer is giving evidence to the public inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 for a second day.
The National (Scotland) · Nov 22, 2023 'No consultation' with top scientists over Eat Out to Help Out, inquiry hears The country’s top scientists were never informed about the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, despite Boris Johnson saying they were consulted, the UK…
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023 Herd immunity was never UK policy, Chris Whitty tells Covid inquiry Chief medical officer for England says ministers caused confusion by even debating the idea
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023 Covid inquiry live: Jonathan Van-Tam to testify as Chris Whitty says herd immunity was ‘dangerous’ goal Boris Johnson’s deputy chief medical officer to be grilled over decision-making during pandemic