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Scientists insist they did not make Government policy during Covid pandemic

Scientists advising the Government during the Covid pandemic have insisted they did not make policy, despite ministers at the time saying they were “following the science”. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry heard submissions from the Government Office for ...

04 Oct 2023 at 14:20

Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme ‘confused the public’, Covid inquiry hears

Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme during the pandemic confused the public over what activities were safe, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. A submission from the British Medical Association (BMA) said the UK Government failed to ...

04 Oct 2023 at 12:35

Ex-councillor jailed over £430k Eat Out to Help Out fraud

A former town councillor who tried to steal more than £430,000 through the Government’s Eat Out to Help out scheme has been jailed for two and a half years. Mohammed Ikram made 19 fraudulent claims under then-Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ...

31 Mar 2023 at 14:36

Johnson: I did not back ‘let it rip’ Covid strategy in autumn 2020

Boris Johnson has said he was not “reconciled” to Covid deaths or thought it wise to “let it rip” in the autumn of 2020. The former prime minister strongly rejected the idea that he backed such a strategy as the Government grappled ...

07 Dec 2023 at 12:21

Johnson ‘perplexed’ at claims top scientists unaware of Eat Out to Help Out

Boris Johnson has said Eat Out to Help Out was not seen as a “gamble” at the time and that he was “perplexed” at the suggestion top scientists were unaware of the scheme. Leading Government scientists, as well as former health ...

07 Dec 2023 at 13:17

Johnson calls partygate portrayals ‘absurd’ as he finishes Covid evidence

Johnson attacks ‘absurd’ partygate representation in emotional hearing

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. The former prime ...

07 Dec 2023 at 17:51

Johnson ‘perplexed’ at claims top scientists unaware of Eat Out to Help Out

Boris Johnson has said Eat Out to Help Out was not a seen as a “gamble” at the time and that he was “perplexed” at the suggestion top scientists were unaware of the scheme. Leading Government scientists, as well as ...

07 Dec 2023 at 11:04

Sunak suggested ‘handling the scientists’ and not virus, Covid probe is told

Rishi Sunak was overheard saying the Government should focus on handling its scientific advisers rather than the spread of Covid-19, the inquiry into the UK’s pandemic response has been told. A series of diary ...

20 Nov 2023 at 21:40

Sunak avoids specifics when asked if scientists consulted on Eat Out to Help Out

Rishi Sunak avoided specifics as he was challenged in the Commons over whether he sought scientific advice ahead of implementing the Eat Out to Help Out scheme. The Prime Minister said the Government “took ...

22 Nov 2023 at 13:07

Eat Out to Help Out ‘blindsided’ top officials, Covid inquiry is told

Officials working on the Cabinet Office Covid taskforce were “blindsided” by Rishi Sunak’s Eat out to Help Out scheme, the official inquiry has been told. Simon Ridley, who became the latest top official ...

07 Nov 2023 at 13:52

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

Boris Johnson considered injecting himself with Covid-19 on TV to show it did not pose a threat – but later said he would rather “let the bodies pile high” than impose a second national lockdown, a ...

07 Nov 2023 at 18:12

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

Boris Johnson referred to “whisky and a revolver” during a meeting with officials in October 2020, and spoke about “medieval measures” to tackle the pandemic, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. ...

07 Nov 2023 at 16:14

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