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Boris Johnson wanted ‘massive fines’ for lockdown breaches, Covid inquiry hears

PM favoured ‘a lot more punishments’, Patrick Vallance wrote in diary in September 2020, three months after his own law breaking

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock tells Covid Inquiry: We could have done more to keep schools open

Hancock accused Manchester mayor Andy Burnham of putting 'politics ahead of public health' in the Covid pandemic

Evening Standard

Watch again: Matt Hancock speaks at Britain’s Covid inquiry as he insists ‘I’m not a liar’

Watch again as former health secretary Matt Hancock gives evidence at Britain’s Covid inquiry on Friday 2 December.

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A dock of sorts for the men who failed Britain during Covid – but they may yet escape

The dereliction of Boris Johnson and his allies is daily being laid bare, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry live: Matt Hancock grilled over affair scandal in awkward exchange

Hancock appears before inquiry again after conceding government should have locked down earlier and denying claims that he is a liar

The Independent UK

Son of Labour chief of staff Sue Gray to stand for party as London MP

Liam Conlon is selected for the new Beckenham and Penge constituency in the south-east of the capital

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry half-time report: the winners and losers so far

A back-pedalling Matt Hancock came unstuck (again), the ‘two gentlemen of corona’, Vallance and Whitty, were candid, clear and balanced – but overall the hearings will play badly for the Conservative Party, says Sean O’Grady, as he looks ahead to next week’s appearance by Boris Johnson

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Rishi Sunak says he ‘inherited’ very high immigration from Boris Johnson

Prime minister says he will ‘do what is necessary’ to bring down net migration, under pressure from the Conservative right

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock says earlier first Covid lockdown could have stopped 90% of first wave deaths

The former minister said the country should have locked down earlier but he understood why it did not happen

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on Matt Hancock at the Covid inquiry: a loss of dignity

Editorial: If the former health secretary wants to avoid being the fall guy for Britain’s pandemic failures, he should stop the constant overclaiming

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock insists he’s not a liar and blames allegations on ‘toxic’ Dominic Cummings

Former health secretary labels Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser ‘malign actor’ – and insists ‘many lives’ could have been saved if UK had gone into lockdown earlier

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings was a 'malign actor' during Covid, says Matt Hancock

Matt Hancock has accused Dominic Cummings of creating a “culture of fear” in Government that undermined the pandemic response as he defended his…

The National (Scotland)

How Covid changed the love lives of Londoners forever

Flatmate hookups, relationships on speed and back-to-the-'50s dating... In honour of episode four of her hit new podcast, London Love Stories, Katie Strick reports on a rollercoaster three years of romance in the capital

Evening Standard

Earlier lockdown could have saved lives of 30,000, Hancock tells Covid inquiry

Ex-health secretary has described Boris Johnson’s Downing Street as undermined by ‘culture of fear’

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to be grilled at Covid inquiry next week

The former PM will answer questions about his decision-making including the claim he was ‘obsessed with older people accepting their fate and letting the young get on with life’

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock ‘was not told about eat out to help out scheme until day it was announced’ – as it happened

Health secretary at start of pandemic tells Covid inquiry he was not included in conversations about Rishi Sunak’s scheme

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock: Under-fire former Health Secretary to give evidence before Covid inquiry

The ex-minister’s evidence is expected to take up the whole of Thursday’s available time at the inquiry

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock to defend his record as health secretary before Covid inquiry

Mr Johnson’s former top adviser Dominic Cummings used the inquiry to attack Mr Hancock as a ‘proven liar’

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The National (Scotland)

Dominic Cummings was prime minister ‘in all but name’, Covid Inquiry hears

DOMINIC Cummings acted as prime minister “in all but name” – but the claim of a “puppet regime” has been rejected, the UK Covid Inquiry…

The Independent UK

Under-fire Matt Hancock to give evidence before Covid inquiry

The ex-minister’s evidence is expected to take up the whole of Thursday’s available time at the inquiry.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak pushed hard for lifting of Covid rules, inquiry hears

Inquiry hears extracts from Patrick Vallance’s diary as Sajid Javid and Dominic Raab give evidence to inquiry

The Independent UK

Johnson said ‘malingering’ people should get back to work, Covid inquiry hears

More extracts from Professor Sir Patrick Vallance’s diaries have been shown at the inquiry.

The Independent UK

Having ‘inexperienced’ Cabinet gave power to Cummings, Covid inquiry told

Former chancellor Sajid Javid has described a ‘dysfunctional’ and ‘toxic’ culture in Number 10 as the pandemic began to take hold.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak denies saying it was ‘OK’ to ‘just let people die’ of Covid

The suggestion appeared in pandemic diaries shared with the Covid inquiry by former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.

The Independent UK

Quotes and facts from new royal book Endgame

Omid Scobie has released a book about the royal family.

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