Key questions Boris Johnson is likely to face at Covid inquiry Former PM’s lockdown decisions, cavalier comments, and toxic culture at No 10 expected to come under scrutiny The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023
I’m a Celebrity 2023: Meet the contestants, from Nella Rose to Nigel Farage From soap stars, late arrivals and TV hosts, to one controversial ex-politician The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2023
Ant and Dec call for I’m a Celebrity to take a break from political contestants Presenters make comments in reaction to question asking if Rishi Sunak might be a potential future campmate The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023
Families of Covid victims to confront Johnson at inquiry over ‘Let the bodies pile high’ comment Attending the inquiry midweek with photos of relatives, Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice will unveil a powerful billboard The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023
Covid inquiry: 10 questions facing Boris Johnson The former prime minister will come under scrutiny and these are the pressing issues The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023
Johnson to 'admit mistakes' in pandemic handling during Covid evidence But the former prime minister will say lockdowns saved ‘tens if not hundreds of thousands of lives’, according to The Times Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2023
Covid inquiry: Boris Johnson ‘to admit he made mistakes’ Ex-PM also reportedly to argue at inquiry next week that his actions saved many thousands of lives The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023
Boris Johnson to apologise over Covid mistakes but insist his decisions saved lives Former prime minister is also expected to say he ended up saving ‘tens if not hundreds of thousands of lives’ The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023
I’m still alive, ex-Liverpool mayor says after Hancock announces his death at Covid inquiry Ex-health secretary tells Covid inquiry Joe Anderson ‘no longer with us’ The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023
Matt Hancock admits affair with aide damaged public trust in Covid rules Ex-health secretary’s latest inquiry appearance reveals tensions between Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson over second lockdown The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023
Boris Johnson wanted ‘massive fines’ for lockdown breaches, Covid inquiry hears PM favoured ‘a lot more punishments’, Patrick Vallance wrote in diary in September 2020, three months after his own law breaking The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023
'Categorically untrue': SNP hit back at reports of Covid affair between politicians THE SNP have denied media reports of a Covid affair between two unnamed politicians – calling the stories “categorically untrue”. The National (Scotland) · Dec 1, 2023
Nicola Sturgeon hits back at Matt Hancock's Covid Inquiry 'spin' jibe FORMER first minister Nicola Sturgeon has hit back at Matt Hancock’s Covid inquiry jibe where he accused her of “spin”... The National (Scotland) · Dec 1, 2023
Matt Hancock acknowledges his affair with aide damaged public confidence Mr Hancock resigned as health secretary in June 2021 over an affair with Gina Coladangelo Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023 Hancock messages claimed Sunak ‘would have pressured Johnson’ to avoid lockdown Former health secretary also discusses discharge of patients to care homes during second day at Covid inquiry
The National (Scotland) · Dec 1, 2023 Nicola Sturgeon's 'Covid spin confused the public', Matt Hancock claims FORMER health secretary Matt Hancock has accused Nicola Sturgeon of “spin” and “confusing” the public during the Covid pandemic.
Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023 Matt Hancock tells Covid Inquiry: We could have done more to keep schools open Hancock accused Manchester mayor Andy Burnham of putting 'politics ahead of public health' in the Covid pandemic
The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023 Watch again: Matt Hancock speaks at Britain’s Covid inquiry as he insists ‘I’m not a liar’ Watch again as former health secretary Matt Hancock gives evidence at Britain’s Covid inquiry on Friday 2 December.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023 ‘Transgressions’ in personal life may have affected public’s confidence in Covid rules, Matt Hancock tells inquiry – as it happened Health secretary during pandemic accepts that ‘consequences of rule-breaking’ may have affected ‘public’s propensity to adhere to rules’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023 A dock of sorts for the men who failed Britain during Covid – but they may yet escape The dereliction of Boris Johnson and his allies is daily being laid bare, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023 Covid inquiry live: Matt Hancock grilled over affair scandal in awkward exchange Hancock appears before inquiry again after conceding government should have locked down earlier and denying claims that he is a liar
The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023 Fall guy Matt Hancock tries to rise above the scorn and tell his truth Trolled by the lead counsel’s tie, Door Matt resolved not to get rattled – easier said than done
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023 Covid inquiry half-time report: the winners and losers so far A back-pedalling Matt Hancock came unstuck (again), the ‘two gentlemen of corona’, Vallance and Whitty, were candid, clear and balanced – but overall the hearings will play badly for the Conservative Party, says Sean O’Grady, as he looks ahead to next week’s appearance by Boris Johnson
Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023 Matt Hancock says earlier first Covid lockdown could have stopped 90% of first wave deaths The former minister said the country should have locked down earlier but he understood why it did not happen
The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023 The Guardian view on Matt Hancock at the Covid inquiry: a loss of dignity Editorial: If the former health secretary wants to avoid being the fall guy for Britain’s pandemic failures, he should stop the constant overclaiming