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Covid-19 football view displayed lack of ‘real life’ experience in government

Helen MacNamara said the belief that football matches were low risk did not reflect the real experience of most fans.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry: Johnson’s No 10 was ‘unbelievably bullish’ UK would sail through

Former senior civil servant Helen MacNamara said there was ‘laughing at the Italians’ early in the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Lack of ‘female perspective’ in No 10 created problems with Covid policymaking, inquiry hears – as it happened

Former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara is giving evidence to the inquiry

The Guardian - UK

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Covid Inquiry latest: Dominic Cummings' 'violent and misogynistic' WhatsApps 'horrible to read', says Helen MacNamara

Impact of pandemic on hospitals set to come under microscope at latest Covid Inquiry hearing

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson's final message to Dominic Cummings revealed at Covid inquiry

The former prime minister said there was an 'orgy of narcissim' in Government

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry live: MacNamara says Johnson failed to stop Cummings’ ‘misogynistic’ behavior

Former NHS and health chiefs now due to appear before Covid inquiry

The Independent UK

Top civil servant referenced in ‘misogynistic’ messages to give inquiry evidence

Helen MacNamara, the former deputy cabinet secretary, is set to appear before the Covid-19 inquiry.

The Independent UK

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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

Evening Standard

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

Dithering Boris Johnson suggested Covid was nature dealing with elderly, inquiry hears

Former chief adviser Dominic Cummings hit out at a ‘dysfunctional system’ as the former prime minister ‘trollied’ indecisively

Evening Standard

Dominic Cummings denies misogyny claims despite obscene sexist rant at UK’s most powerful female mandarin

The offensive messages shed new light on a culture of sexism at the heart of Boris Johnson’s Covid government

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

Dominic Cummings confronted over 'misogynistic' texts at Covid inquiry

DOMINIC Cummings has denied being a misogynist after he was confronted over a text he sent about a female colleague saying he wanted to “handcuff…

The Independent UK

Dithering Johnson suggested Covid was nature dealing with elderly, inquiry hears

Dominic Cummings hit out at a ‘dysfunctional system’ as the former prime minister ‘trollied’ indecisively.

Evening Standard

Who’s who in the partygate scandal? 10 key power players shamed in Sue Gray’s report

From ‘party marty’ to the most senior civil servant in the country, Katie Strick lists the major characters at the centre of the scandal

The Independent UK

Sue Gray report: Fury in Whitehall as senior officials escape Partygate punishment

Officials claim senior colleagues have brought the civil service into ‘disrepute’

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Wales Online

Partygate report names or pictures 16 people - this is who they are

Sue Gray, who led the inquiry, said it was in the public interest to name senior individuals involved

The Independent UK

Who has been named in Sue Gray’s report?

A total of 16 individuals – from former civil servants to serving members of the Cabinet – have been named in the investigation.

The Independent UK

Premier League declines to comment as Helen MacNamara named in Sue Gray report

Pizza and prosecco were consumed at the lockdown event MacNamara attended, the report found

The Guardian - UK

Named and shamed: who are the politicians and aides in Sue Gray report

Gray decided naming most senior officials involved was in public interest

The Independent UK

Government’s ethics chief took karaoke machine to ‘excessive’ lockdown party

Helen MacNamara, the then deputy cabinet secretary, has been fined by police for her part in a No 10 leaving party on June 18 2020.

Manchester Evening News

Sue Gray report: The nine photos showing Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Simon Case at gatherings

The report said the public would be “dismayed” by a series of breaches of coronavirus rules in No 10 and Westminster

The Independent UK

Key quotes from Sue Gray report into Downing Street parties

The investigation analysed events which took place between May 20 2020 and April 16 2021 in Whitehall.

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