Category: Covid inquiry

Lack of ICU capacity was ‘political choice’, Chris Whitty tells Covid inquiry – UK politics live

Chief medical officer tells Covid inquiry that UK had ‘very low’ capacity compared with other wealthy countriesElon Musk has responded to a post on X highlighting the BBC story about the government not inviting him...

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Cutting winter fuel payments ‘right decision’, says Reeves, as No 10 says no change to council tax discount for single people – Labour conference live

Chancellor says £22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel paymentsIn interview this morning Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, defended her own decision to...

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Rachel Reeves says cutting winter fuel payments was ‘right decision in circumstances we inherited’ – Labour conference live

Chancellor says £22m gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel paymentsIn interview this morning Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, defended her own decision to...

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Rachel Reeves’s speech interrupted by protesters – Labour conference live

Protesters opposed to arms sales to Israel disrupt chancellor’s speech as she sets out Labour’s plans for UK economyIn interview this morning Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, defended her own decision to accept...

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Delegates protest about decision to delay vote on winter fuel payments cut, calling it ‘an outrage’ – Labour conference live

Delegates had assumed vote would be included today alongside other economic motionsIn interview this morning Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, defended her own decision to accept clothing donations worth £7,500 when she was...

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UK ‘desperately exposed’ to cyber-threats and pandemics, says minister

Science secretary Peter Kyle says national resilience suffered ‘catastrophically’ under ToriesThe UK science secretary has warned Britain is “desperately exposed” to cyber-threats and the upheaval of...

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‘Fatal strategic flaws’: first report of UK Covid inquiry pinpoints serious errors of state

Health secretaries failed to amend contingency planning before Covid killed more than 230,000, report saysCovid inquiry – live updatesFive key takeaways from Covid reportThe UK’s pandemic planning was beset by...

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