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04.11.2023 / 06:25

The trolley, 'useless f***pigs', and a hairdryer up the nose: What we learnt from this week's Covid Inquiry

A number of key Downing Street figures from the early days of the pandemic have been giving evidence at the Covid Inquiry this week.

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Boris Johnson calls partygate portrayals 'absurd' as he finishes Covid evidence

Boris Johnson has lashed out at some of the “absolutely absurd” characterisations of the partygate debacle as he completed two days of at-times combative and emotional evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry.

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Cummings to face questions at UK Covid-19 inquiry

Dominic Cummings, the former chief adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who fell foul of lockdown rules, will face questions at the Covid-19 inquiry.

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Matt Hancock wanted to ‘frighten the pants off’ public about Covid strain, leaked messages show

Matt Hancock told aides he wanted to “frighten the pants off everyone” about the Kent variant of Covid to ensure compliance with lockdown rules, leaked messages have revealed. The latest set of WhatsApp exchanges show the then-health secretary and others discussing how to use an announcement about the variant to scare the public into changing their behaviour. The messages, among 100,000 passed to the Telegraph by journalist Isabel Oakeshott, show cabinet secretary Simon Case suggested in January 2021 that the “fear” factor would be “vital”.

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04.03.2023 / 15:43

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Matt Hancock hit out at Rishi Sunak amid concerns over Eat Out to Help Out Covid scheme

Matt Hancock expressed concern that a flagship Rishi Sunak policy was contributing to the spread of Covid-19 as the latest set of leaked messages reveal how the pair were at odds during the pandemic.

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15.06.2020 / 17:15

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Two-metre social distancing review 'will be complete in weeks'

The government review into the two-metre social distancing rule will be completed in the “coming weeks”, Downing Street has confirmed today.The Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s official spokesman said the review would be led by Simon Case, permanent secretary at Number 10, and will report to the Covid Strategy Committee chaired by the PM.“It will look at evidence around transmission of the virus in different environments, incidence rates and international comparisons,” the spokesman told a Westminster briefing.“It will draw on advice from scientific and medical experts as well as economists and papers from Sage.“It will take advice from a range of experts including the chief medical officer and the chief scientific adviser.”Asked when it

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