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Boris Johnson was ‘bamboozled’ by science during the pandemic, Patrick Vallance reveals

Sir Patrick Vallance’s bombshell diary entries revealed in excruciating detail how the former prime minister struggled to understand graphs and ‘just could not get’ some scientific concepts

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak was ‘not pleased’ at early prospect of London lockdown

Sir Patrick Vallance’s argument for tighter restrictions due to the early spread of Covid-19 in London was rejected by ministers.

The Independent UK

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'bamboozled' by science, ex-adviser tells inquiry

Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister, struggled to come to grips with much of the science during the coronavirus pandemic, according to his then chief scientific advisor

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Patrick Vallance says ministers knew ‘following the science’ mantra was damaging

The Government’s former chief scientific adviser told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry ministers may have ‘hid behind’ the phrase.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson was 'bamboozled' by key Covid-19 graphs and data

Boris Johnson was “bamboozled” by the graphs and data presented to him by scientists during the pandemic, the Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.

The National (Scotland)

Patrick Vallance concerned at Government’s ‘operational response’ during Covid

The former chief scientific adviser said then-prime minister Boris Johnson had begun to consider lockdown options in February 2020.

The Independent UK

UK should have gone into lockdown earlier, Patrick Vallance tells Covid inquiry

Government’s top scientist said he was reprimanded for saying action should have been taken sooner

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Watch live as former scientific advisor Patrick Vallance gives evidence to Covid inquiry

Watch live as Sir Patrick Vallance gives evidence to the Covid inquiry on Monday 20 November.

The Independent UK

How Patrick Vallance’s explosive diaries exposed Covid chaos inside No 10

Testimony of government’s former chief scientific adviser, whose diary provides a vital chronicle of the pandemic, is eagerly awaited

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry live updates: Rishi Sunak thought it was okay to let people die, Dominic Cummings claims

Sir Patrick made a note of what Dominic Cummings claimed Mr Sunak said in a meeting in October 2020

The Independent UK

Covid Inquiry LIVE: Cummings claimed Sunak said 'just let people die' during pandemic, diary from science chief says

Chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty has told the Covid inquiry that the UK was "a bit too late" in imposing the first national lockdown in March 2020.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson ‘bamboozled’ by science and Matt Hancock had habit of saying things that were untrue, UK Covid inquiry hears – as it happened

Former chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance revealed there was ‘complete lack of leadership’ at times in crisis

The Guardian - UK

Scientists set to expose chaos and disagreement in UK government at Covid inquiry

The Eat out to help out scheme will face scrutiny when Patrick Vallance, Chris Whitty and Angela McLean appear this week

The Guardian - UK

Vallance and Whitty to give evidence at UK Covid-19 Inquiry

Sir Patrick Vallance is expected to give evidence on Monday.

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A look inside Boris Johnson’s ‘feral’ No 10: this week at the Covid inquiry

Seven key moments, including top civil servants’ exasperation at chaotic environment in Downing Street

The Independent UK

Top civil servant’s foul-mouthed attack on ‘lying’ Matt Hancock at Covid inquiry

The inquiry also saw a message from Lord Sedwill to Simon Case saying Matt Hancock was ‘far up Boris Johnson’s a***’

The Independent UK

Top civil servant’s foul-mouthed attack on ‘lying’ Matt Hancock at Covid inquiry

The inquiry also saw a message from Lord Sedwill to Simon Case saying Matt Hancock was ‘far up Boris Johnson’s a***’

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Working with Boris Johnson's 'feral' team was like 'taming wild animals'

Working with Boris Johnson’s “brutal and useless” team was like “taming wild animals”, the two most senior civil servants who worked with…

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Johnson’s ‘brutal and useless’ team were like ‘wild animals’, top officials say

The assessment came from Cabinet Secretary Simon Case and his predecessor Lord Mark Sedwill.

Evening Standard

Simon Case said he'd 'never seen a group of people less well equipped to run a country', Covid inquiry hears

Mr Johnson later caught Covid organically during the course of the pandemic and was at one point in intensive care

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson wanted to be injected with Covid live on TV, inquiry told

Covid inquiry also heard how Boris Johnson would rather ‘let the bodies pile high’ than order second lockdown

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson wanted to be injected with Covid to show ‘it didn’t pose a threat’

The then-prime minister later said he would rather ‘let the bodies pile high’ than impose a second lockdown, a top aide told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson did offered to be injected with Covid live on TV, former chief of staff tells inquiry

Mr Johnson later caught Covid organically during the course of the pandemic and was at one point in intensive care

The Independent UK

Johnson spoke of ‘whisky and revolver’ at Covid meeting in October 2020

The former prime minister spoke about ‘medieval measures’ to tackle the pandemic, the Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson called Treasury the ‘pro-death squad’ during Covid pandemic, inquiry told

No 10 took no advice on ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ and Treasury had no estimated cost of lockdown, inquiry hears

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