43 m. ago Paterson’s links to Covid test supplier ‘not a conflict’, Bethell tells inquiry

Lord Bethell’s role at the time involved overseeing the testing programme.

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2 h. ago Minister refuses to rule out more benefit cuts amid backlash over Liz Kendall move to slash disability payments – UK politics live

Stephen Timms, social security and disability minister, says ‘who knows what will happen in next five years’ as welfare bill is increasing even with cutsMatt Hancock, the former Tory health secretary, has just started giving evidence to the Covid inquiry as part of its inquiry into PPE procurement.There is a live feed here.Of course people who can work should work - no one is questioning that - but for my relatives, friends and neighbours, and your constituents who have the misfortune to suffer from a chronic, debilitating, long-term condition that leaves them bed-bound, unable to leave their home or crushed by mental illness, these cuts will not motivate them to get back to work, it will instead scare and humiliate them and strip them of their dignity and self respect and for some it will send them to an early grave. The blame for this will lie squarely with you and the sycophants within your party who passively support these dreadful cuts. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Tory peer Michelle Mone at centre of PPE scandal brands Covid inquiry 'establishment cover up'

Tory peer Michelle Mone and PPE Medpro boss husband Doug Barrowman have branded the Covid inquiry an 'establishment cover-up' after being told they will not be made core participants

Science

5 d. ago Michelle Mone breaks silence on linked PPE firm covid enquiry in statement with husband

The Scots businesswoman issued a statement for the first time in 14 months.

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6 d. ago Not having time to scrutinise PPE contracts ‘source of frustration’ – Barclay

The former chief secretary to the Treasury was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

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7 d. ago Baroness Mone’s second ‘core participant’ bid rejected by Covid inquiry

Baroness Heather Hallett, the inquiry’s chairwoman, warned allowing the application to continue would “cause significant disruption”.

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8 d. ago Watchdog official ‘said Gove wanted to circumvent process’ for Dyson ventilator

The former minister was giving evidence to UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

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1 week ago Tory peer forced to apologise for antisemitic slur over Holocaust memorial

Lord Hamilton said the Jewish community should pay for a Holocaust memorial because they have ‘an awful lot of money’

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2 w. ago Covid inquiry rejects bid from Mone to be ‘core participant’

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry began four weeks of scrutiny of decisions to purchase personal protective equipment on Monday.

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2 w. ago How Andrew Sachs's granddaughter finally moved on from the Russell Brand scandal by finding love with a 1980s rocker 28 years her senior

Georgina Baillie has been in a relationship for nearly a year now, yet still has the air of someone who has stepped onto a strange new planet.

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2 w. ago Firm linked to 'Baroness Bra' Michelle Mone to have evidence heard at Covid

PPE Medpro was awarded government contracts worth more than £200million to supply personal protective equipment after Michelle Mone recommended it to ministers.

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3 w. ago 'Disgrace' Fury as covid evidence on Michelle Mone linked PPE firm to be heard in private

Labour peer Lord Foulkes branded the decision as a "disgrace".

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3 w. ago Impact of remote court hearings ‘breach of natural justice’, inquiry hears

Solicitors from the Legal Services Agency in Glasgow gave evidence at the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry, along with Roddy Dunlop KC.

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3 w. ago Justice Denied: System 'cannot continue' with level of backlog and delays

Scottish Covid-19 inquiry hears evidence from Law Society of Scotland on impact of pandemic

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4 w. ago Mel Sykes breaks silence on Gino D'Acampo as she says industry 'creates monsters'

Melanie Sykes has spoken out about the Gino D'Acampo scandal, branding the TV industry "a war zone" and urging executives to take responsibility for enabling "misogynistic" talent

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