This live blog is closedBritish prime minister Keir Starmer says he is “deeply saddened” to hear that Prescott has died, and called him a “true giant of Labour”.In a statement on X, he said, “I am...
Read MoreFormer health secretary was also pressed on the ‘slowness’ of the resumption of elective care, at Covid inquiryThe former health secretary Matt Hancock has said he “reluctantly” approved of the decision...
Read MoreHealth 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...
Read MoreDavid Cameron, George Osborne and Matt Hancock to face criticism about priorities in years running up to pandemicThe impact of austerity and Brexit on the UK’s readiness for Covid will be spelt out at noon on Thursday when...
Read MoreHigh court strikes out part but not all of Bridgen’s case and orders him to pay Tory MP’s costsThe MP Andrew Bridgen has been ordered to pay Matt Hancock more than £40,000 in legal fees after an early stage of...
Read MoreLords back amendments saying bill must comply with international law, on classifying Rwanda as a safe country and independent monitoringYesterday I covered quite a lot of comment on the Rachel Reeves’ Mais lecture based on...
Read MoreMark 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 MoreImmigration minister quits saying small boats crisis doing ‘untold damage’ to the countryHugo Keith KC is questioning Johnson.He asks if Johnson’s approach has been to give all relevant material to the...
Read MoreFormer prime minister says former health secretary was doing a good job and was intellectually ableHugo Keith KC is questioning Johnson.He asks if Johnson’s approach has been to give all relevant material to the inquiry.I...
Read MoreFormer prime minister says he was ‘increasingly reconciled’ to the fact he would have to do a huge amount more to suppress the virusHugo Keith KC is questioning Johnson.He asks if Johnson’s approach has been to...
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...
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