Former chief scientific adviser makes remark as DSIT announces reopening of recruitment for key roleThe Labour minister Patrick Vallance, who helped spearhead the country’s response to the Covid pandemic, has said he would...
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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...
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Read MoreSpeculations ahead of autumn statement on Wednesday about potential personal tax cuts Good morning. After one of the most intense weeks for political news since Rishi Sunak became PM (Suella Braverman being sacked, David Cameron...
Read MoreThe eat out to help out scheme will face scrutiny when Patrick Vallance, Chris Whitty and Angela McLean appear this weekExplosive evidence about the tensions and disagreements between the then prime minister Boris Johnson, his...
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