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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. The remarks, detailed in the notebook of the then-chief ...

07 Nov 2023 at 16:14

‘Profusion of officialdom’ in early days of pandemic, inquiry hears

There was a “profusion of officialdom” during the early period of the Government’s pandemic response, the Covid-19 inquiry has heard. Simon Ridley, who became the latest senior official to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe this week, conceded that ...

07 Nov 2023 at 12:15

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 senior aide told the inquiry into the pandemic. ...

07 Nov 2023 at 18:12

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 to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe ...

07 Nov 2023 at 13:52

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