20 h. ago Nearly 6,000 Londoners died due to Covid within weeks after 'deadly delay' in ordering lockdown

Boris Johnson’s government was slammed by the Covid Inquiry for its ‘chaos’ and the ‘toxic’ culture in No10

Events

20 h. ago Covid Bereaved group ‘will hold Government to account on Covid lessons’

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry released its second report on Thursday.

Politics

34 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

36 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

37 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

37 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon's government slammed in Covid Inquiry report over failure to conduct own planning

The Scottish Government was criticised over the early days of the pandemic, but the First Minister was described as a “serious and diligent” leader.

Politics

38 h. ago Covid Inquiry report LIVE as Boris Johnson slammed over handling of pandemic

The second part of the UK Covid inquiry will be made public this afternoon.

Politics

2 w. ago Salmond’s estate seeks effective bankruptcy over costs of court action

The former first minister successfully took the Scottish Government to court and was acquitted of a raft of sexual misconduct charges.

Economics