UNBELIEVABLE: 18 | History Defined

Matt Hancock told to apologise to MPs for breaking Commons rules

The former Health Secretary was found to have committed a "minor breach" of the Code of Conduct by writing to Westminster's sleaze watchdog to influence an investigation into a Tory MP

Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2023

‘Plain wrong’ to say WhatsApp was used for big Covid decisions, Bethell insists

Group members reportedly included then-prime minister Boris Johnson, former health secretary Matt Hancock and Cabinet Secretary Simon Case.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Government WhatsApps about ‘frothy’ coffee orders, not major decisions, former health minister claims

The existence of three key group chats comes ahead of the first hearings of the official inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Sunak under fire as ‘stupid’ Eat Out to Help Out scheme to be focus of Covid inquiry

Leading scientist attacks prime minister as criticism mounts of government approach to science during the crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2023

What’s in your WhatsApps, Rishi? PM urged to hand over Covid messages

Campaigners call on PM to stop trying to ‘protect himself’ and open up his discussions on Eat Out to Help Out scheme and other policies

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

For a prime minister who phoned it in, Boris Johnson is having a lot of trouble handing over one mobile

Conveniently, the device he used most during the pandemic cannot be switched on due to security reasons, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023

15 bombshell questions Boris Johnson must answer including 'injection with Covid on TV'

Court documents show the Covid-19 Inquiry has asked the ex-PM to answer questions including whether he suggested being injected on TV and whether Matt Hancock should have been sacked

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2023

Covid inquiry sends Boris Johnson 150 questions - including these key points

The former PM will be asked if he said “let the bodies pile high” and if he felt manipulated into lockdown

Wales Online · Jun 2, 2023

150 questions the Covid inquiry wants Boris Johnson to answer

Covid Inquiry to investigate whether ex-prime minister said ‘let the bodies pile high’

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

Battle to withhold Covid messages is about much more than Boris Johnson

Rishi Sunak must weigh up how it would look for his government to try to conceal material from a government-commissioned inquiry

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023