97 m. ago Covid inquiry latest: Boris Johnson put his reputation above public safety, say bereaved families

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

Politics

9 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

9 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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10 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

13 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

13 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

Politics

14 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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15 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

15 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

Events

15 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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16 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

16 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

16 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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16 h. ago COVID inquiry report 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

16 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

Events

16 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

Events

17 h. ago Government ‘chaos’ under Boris Johnson and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry was highly critical of former prime minister Boris Johnson and his team

Politics

17 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon 'sidelined' key advisers as SNP Government's Covid

UK Covid-19 Inquiry Chair Baroness Hallett said in her second report the SNP administration’s ‘failure’ to ‘take a grip of the situation and make adequate preparations are inexplicable’

Politics

17 h. ago Covid Inquiry concludes Boris Johnson’s late lockdowns killed thousands

The inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic says Boris Johnson’s ‘toxic’ government repeatedly acted ‘too little, too late’ and 23,000 lives could have been saved if the first lockdown had come a week earlier

Events

17 h. ago Covid Inquiry report hits out at WhatsApp use amid Nicola Sturgeon deletion row

Baroness Hallett said the use of private channels could “impede” the courts and official investigations.

Events