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Matt Hancock claims not overruling science which stated Covid couldn't spread asymptomatically is his 'single greatest regret' and says he should have followed his 'hunch'

Matt Hancock today claimed his ‘single greatest regret’ during the pandemic was not ‘overruling’ advice from scientists who supposedly said Covid couldn’t spread asymptomatically. The shamed ex-health secretary claimed advisers told…

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The Prime Minister launched the flagship offer in August 2020. It gave Brits discounts for dining in restaurants in a bid to kickstart the hospitality industry

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'Highly likely' that Eat Out To Help Out cost lives, claims Sir Patrick Vallance as Rishi Sunak is accused of saying the Government should 'just let people die' to avoid another lockdown

Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme likely cost lives, the Government’s top pandemic scientist has told the Covid Inquiry. The then-Chancellor launched the flagship offer in August 2020.…

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Addressing the Covid Inquiry, No10's former chief scientific adviser said it was the 'most important lesson' he learned during the pandemic

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UK lockdown needed to be 'earlier, harder and broader', Sir Patrick Vallance says but admits there was no scientific basis behind 'rule of six'

Covid lockdowns should have been ‘harder’, ‘broader’ and introduced ‘earlier’, Sir Patrick Vallance hinted today. Addressing the Covid Inquiry, No10’s former chief scientific adviser said it was the ‘most important…

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Sir Patrick said: 'I had no intention whatsoever of these ever seeing the light of day or me looking at them again and sort of felt the world had probably had enough of books of reflections of people's thoughts during Covid'

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Matt Hancock had a 'habit of saying things' which weren't true, Sir Patrick Vallance tells Covid Inquiry as he calls shamed ex-Health Secretary 'over-enthusiastic'

Matt Hancock had a ‘habit’ of saying things which were not true during Covid, Sir Patrick Vallance claimed today. No10’s ex-chief scientist, tasked with advising ministers throughout the pandemic, blamed…

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Cabinet minister Michelle Donelan warned that 'misogyny' on display in Dominic Cummings' WhatsApp messages risks putting women off entering politics

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Cabinet minister Michelle Donelan warns 'misogyny' on display in Dominic Cummings' foul-mouthed Covid WhatsApp messages – in which he referred to a top female official as a 'c***' – risks putting women off entering politics

By Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 08:15 EDT, 2 November 2023 | Updated: 10:44 EDT, 2 November 2023 <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– <!– Cabinet minister Michelle…

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Dr David Halpern (pictured), president of a 'nudge unit' used by No10 to encourage people to stick to rules during the pandemic, said the 'penny dropped' among officials about the seriousness of the incoming Covid wave during a meeting on March 13, 2020

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'WE ARE F***ED!' Director of No10's 'nudge unit' reveals Downing Street colleague leaned over and scribbled over his note saying country was 'not ready' for 'unstoppable' Covid wave during gloomy March 2020 meeting

An explicit note stating ‘we are f***ed’ was passed between two scientific advisers to the Government during a crunch meeting at the start of the pandemic. Dr David Halpern, president…

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