67 m. ago Why Covid inquiry's savage criticism of Boris Johnson is a warning to us all

Despite being overly reliant on the UK Government’s response to Covid, the Scottish Government’s relations with Westminster were marked by ‘constant tension’

Events

7 h. ago Mistake after mistake: The full damning verdict of the Covid inquiry

Explosive claims by the Covid inquiry that 23,000 lives were lost because of a one-week delay raised eyebrows on Thursday night.

Politics

7 h. ago DANIEL HANNAN: To inquiry officials any notion that the lockdowns were worse than the disease is inconceivable

The official inquiry into Covid-19 had made up its mind before it began.

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7 h. ago Betrayal of our children: Covid inquiry finds lockdowns 'brought ordinary childhood to a halt' and the closure of schools 'will have lasting effects'

Young lives were blighted even though the 'vast majority' of children were immune to the deadly virus, it added. Their education and wellbeing were sacrificed to save their elders.

Science

10 h. ago Boris Johnson Covid rule breaks and Partygate 'caused huge distress', inquiry finds

The former Prime Minister and his closest advisors' actions with Partygate and other rule breaks have been found to have directly distressed Brits who observed the rules while caring for loved ones

Politics

11 h. ago This shameful Covid report leaves no way back for Boris Johnson

Editorial: That 23,000 people in England alone lost their lives because of the dithering of the former leader is a fitting – and awful – denouement to the political career of a man who was never up to the job of prime minister

Politics

11 h. ago The big criticisms of Mark Drakeford and the one bit of praise in the UK Covid inquiry's report

The former First Minister missed a crucial meeting but was called 'considerate' elsewhere in a major report

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12 h. ago Scottish Government ‘had no real strategy’ for Covid in early 2020 – inquiry

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry also found the devolved administrations to be too reliant on the UK Government.

Politics

12 h. ago Boris Johnson and top aide contributed to 'toxic and chaotic' environment in Downing Street

Baroness Hallett's Covid inquiry delivered a scathing criticism of the former Prime Minister and Dominic Cummings

Politics

12 h. ago John Swinney says 'lessons must be learnt' after Covid inquiry finds failures cost lives

The findings are contained in the latest inquiry report by Baroness Hallett into the devastating pandemic that began in 2020 and led to a series of lockdowns.

Events

12 h. ago 'LOCKDOWN MAY BE ONLY WAY TO STOP LONDON NHS COLLAPSE IN 15 DAYS', Cummings warned Johnson as Covid virus spread

Details of fraught meetings at the heart of Government on how to protect the capital were laid bare in a damning report by the Covid Inquiry

Events

12 h. ago Lockdowns could have been avoided, COVID inquiry report finds as it condemns 'too little, too late' response and claims 23,000 lives could have been saved

There were 23,000 people killed by Covid who could have been saved if the lockdown had been imposed just one week earlier, the official inquiry concludes today.

Politics

13 h. ago Covid inquiry latest: UK’s pandemic response ‘too little, too late’, says inquiry chair

Damning report finds more than 20,000 lives could have been spared over spring and summer 2020 had restrictions started just seven days earlier

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13 h. ago Covid chaos in Boris Johnson’s government led to 23,000 deaths, damning inquiry finds

Covid inquiry report finds Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings presided over ‘toxic and chaotic culture’ at heart of Number 10

Politics

13 h. ago 'Too little, too late:' Former UK government slammed for its initial COVID

A public inquiry has criticized the U_K_'s initial COVID-19 response in early 2020 as “too little, too late.”

Politics

13 h. ago Toxic No 10 culture, unnecessary deaths and failed children: Key takeaways from the Covid Inquiry report

Boris Johnson had failed to appreciate the ‘urgency of the situation’ and had failed to tackle a toxic culture in Downing Street

Events

13 h. ago Sturgeon’s ‘gold command’ meetings ‘reduced transparency’, Covid inquiry finds

The former first minister and a small group of ministers and advisers met and made decisions outside the Cabinet.

Politics

13 h. ago Covid response of ‘toxic’ UK government was ‘too little, too late’, inquiry finds

Report criticises culture in Downing Street during Boris Johnson’s tenure

Politics

14 h. ago Divided Stormont led to ‘chaotic’ Covid response, public inquiry finds

The report published on Thursday focuses on the core political and administrative decision-making across the UK in response to the pandemic.

Events

14 h. ago Johnson and Cummings oversaw ‘toxic and chaotic’ Downing Street – Covid inquiry

Baroness Heather Hallett’s report on the response to Covid-19 criticised Boris Johnson’s excessive optimism in the face of the looming pandemic.

Politics