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UK could have avoided lockdown if better prepared, says Jeremy Hunt

Chancellor and former health secretary tells Covid inquiry Britain was too slow to test and isolate

Published: 3:19 AM

David Cameron left Britain exposed to the pandemic – where’s the outrage?

Owen Jones

Boris Johnson’s party antics of course deserve scrutiny, but a chief architect of our woeful Covid response has virtually got away with it, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Published: 11:35 PM

Published: 11:35 PM
George Osborne 'completely rejects' claims austerity weakened health care before pandemic – video

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Published: 10:44 PM

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Calling Bridget Phillipson ‘chippy’ is a cheap shot oozing in class contempt

Bidisha Mamata

A plan by private school cronies to wind up the shadow education minister is worthy of any posh movie villain

Published: 2:31 AM

Published: 2:31 AM

Cabinet Office refuses to release Boris Johnson’s notebooks over security concerns

Covid inquiry will be given redacted notes and WhatsApp messages from former PM’s time in office

Published: 8:02 PM
Forget culture wars: the Covid inquiry is a stark reminder of what government is really about

Zoe Williams

Ministers may prefer cheap rhetoric to the reality of hard decisions – but these hearings show the cost of the choices they make, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Published: 5:00 PM

Published: 5:00 PM
Brexit distracted UK ministers from Covid planning, official tells inquiry

Government focused on no-deal preparation and did not foresee need for PPE, contact tracing or possible lockdowns

Published: 2:34 AM
UK Covid inquiry: what we learned from the first week of the hearings

Government’s readiness for pandemic, health inequalities and testimonies of bereaved families featured at opening of inquiry

Published: 12:29 AM

About 157 results for Covid inquiry

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