84 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’

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9 h. ago Boris Johnson nurtured 'toxic' Covid government culture as 'loudest voices' won

The former Prime Minister was found to at points have 'reinforced' a toxic culture inside the government that ultimately put Downing Street on the back foot during the pandemic

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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13 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

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13 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon denies she 'behaved politically' during coronavirus pandemic response

The former first minister said it was "very difficult" working with Boris Johnson during the peak covid years in 2020 and 2021.

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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

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14 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.”

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14 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

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14 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

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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.

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14 h. ago Covid Inquiry chair finds Government ‘chaos’ and failure to tackle virus cost 23,000 lives

Baroness Heather Hallett’s report on the government response to Covid accused Mr Johnson of being too “optimistic” in his outlook in the early months of 2020.

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14 h. ago Keir Starmer responds to damning Covid Inquiry report as huge failings unearthed

Keir Starmer has said the Government will 'carefully consider' the findings of Baroness Heather Hallett, who said Boris Johnson's dithering cost more than 20,000 lives

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14 h. ago Chaos in Boris Johnson’s government and failure to take Covid seriously led to 23,000 deaths, report finds

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

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14 h. ago Covid inquiry latest: Boris Johnson reinforced ‘toxic and chaotic culture’ at No 10 in bombshell report

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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15 h. ago The key players who presided over the government’s ‘chaotic’ Covid pandemic response

Baroness Heather Hallett's report on the response to Covid-19 criticised Boris Johnson's excessive optimism in the face of the looming pandemic and "oscillation" on key lockdown decisions

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15 h. ago Government ‘chaos’ and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds

Former prime minister Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic” culture in Number 10 and regularly changed his mind

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