Mark Drakeford criticises UK ministers and says there is ‘plausible case’ that Welsh government should have acted soonerThe Welsh first minister, Mark Drakeford, has launched a scathing attack on the UK...
Read MoreSome Conservatives say PM’s reported meetings with Boris Johnson’s former chief aide show lack of judgmentConservative MPs have expressed anger and alarm at the claim that Rishi Sunak offered Dominic Cummings a...
Read MoreLabour says reports PM discussed working with Boris Johnson’s former aide shows he is ‘out of ideas’Dominic Cummings has claimed Rishi Sunak sought a “secret deal” with him in a bid to win next...
Read MoreSir David Omand tells parliamentary inquiry the platform should be restricted to ‘background mood music’The former head of GCHQ has called for an end to the government handling crises over WhatsApp, saying the...
Read MoreEx-health secretary has described Boris Johnson’s Downing Street as undermined by ‘culture of fear’Tens of thousands of lives could have been saved if the UK had locked down three weeks earlier, Matt Hancock...
Read MoreHealth secretary at start of pandemic tells Covid inquiry he was not included in conversations about Rishi Sunak’s schemeHancock is now deploying the defence previewed in the Observer on Sunday. (See 9.58am.)He says from...
Read MoreHealth secretary at start of pandemic says Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser was ‘malign actor’ who made life unpleasantHancock is now deploying the defence previewed in the Observer on Sunday. (See...
Read MoreCovid inquiry sees message from Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser shortly before his much-criticised trip to County DurhamUK politics live – latest updatesDominic Cummings joked in a private message about taking his family...
Read MoreGreek minister says Sunak’s snub to his PM was ‘bad day’ for relations between two countriesGove breaks away from the line of questioning to issue an apology.I want to take this opportunity, if I may, to...
Read MoreEx-cabinet minister set to hit back at inquiry after being made a scapegoat for government failingsMatt Hancock and his officials bombarded Downing Street with early warnings about Covid-19 but were treated with ridicule and...
Read MoreFormer chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance revealed there was ‘complete lack of leadership’ at times in crisis. This live blog is closedPatrick Vallance contradicts Rishi Sunak’s evidence to Covid...
Read MoreFormer chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance revealed there was ‘complete lack of leadership’ at times in crisisVallance says that some of what he was doing during Covid would have been done by anyone else in the...
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