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Why so many people have had enough of experts – and how to win back trust

When senior British politician Michael Gove announced in 2016 that the public had “had enough of experts” in the lead up to the Brexit vote, it highlighted a growing trend for questioning the authority and power of experts.

The Conversation

More people died in UK during Covid than in many other countries in world

Between March 2020 and February 2023, the number of people dying from all causes was 5% higher than in the years before the Covid crisis struck, with ONS figures showing176,083 more people died than normal in England and Wales

Daily Mirror

Inside Covid Inquiry Week Two - blame, denials, heckles, Tory cuts and tears

Politicians, top scientists and medics have given evidence to the Covid Inquiry so far, as it kicked off its investigation with a focus on how well the UK was prepared for the arrival of the virus

Daily Mirror

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Chris Whitty tells Tories to invest in NHS to protect against future pandemics

England’s Chief Medical Officer appeared at the Covid Inquiry and rejected evidence from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt the previous day which blamed a focus on planning for a flu pandemic, rather than a coronavirus

Daily Mirror

Chris Whitty: UK should have focused more on stopping Covid-type pandemic

England’s chief medical officer tells Covid inquiry focus was more on dealing with consequences of pandemic

The Guardian - UK

UK did not have ability to ‘scale up quickly’ to deal with pandemic – Whitty

Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance are giving evidence to the Covid inquiry on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Watch as Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance give evidence to Covid inquiry

Watch as Professor Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance give evidence to the UK’s Covid inquiry on Thursday 22 June.

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Scientific advisers are not blameless in UK’s Covid record

Letters: Bernard Kay says leading scientists have many questions to answer, while Mary Evans is astonished those who attended lockdown parties were not worried about getting Covid

The Guardian - UK

Covid Inquiry: What we learned on Day 3 as plans for a future pandemic branded inadequate

The Covid inquiry will next week hear from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and former prime minister David Cameron, as well as Sir Chris Whitty and former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance

Daily Mirror

Government WhatsApps about ‘frothy’ coffee orders, not major decisions, former health minister claims

The existence of three key group chats comes ahead of the first hearings of the official inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic

The Independent UK

Firms to be banned from giving kids vape samples to get them hooked on e-cigs

The Government announced a crackdown amid growing fears over the health impact on children targeted by colourful, flavoured devices seasoned smokers use to quit

Daily Mirror

The star-studded guestlist: A who’s who of the guests at King Charles and Queen Camilla’s coronation

Actors, TV stars and political figures from across the globe were among thousands at the big event

The Independent UK

Dragons' Den star refuses to tear down 'anti-vaxxer sanctuary' built on 'vagina of land'

Rachel Elnaugh, who was one of the five investors in the first two seasons of the hit BBC show, intends to turn the land into an eco-farm and retreat for followers of her group who believe in a 'food apocalypse' and the 'great reset'

Daily Mirror

Keep scientists in the research room and out of politics

The simple messaging favoured by media advisers doesn’t chime with a discipline that is messy and incomplete

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The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock’s leaked messages being ‘used to rewrite history’, say civil servants

Some advisers and civil servants speaking to the Guardian say an ‘anti-lockdown filter’ has been placed on events

The Guardian - UK

Simon Case’s WhatsApps with Hancock unprofessional, say ex-civil servants

Whitehall chief called travellers being confined to Covid hotels ‘hilarious’, according to leak of chats with former health secretary

The Independent UK

Leaked WhatsApps reveal government struggle over Covid ‘sex ban’ advice

The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown, according to leaked messages

Evening Standard

Sir Chris Whitty called for ‘realism’ around Covid sex ban, leaked Whatsapps show

The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown

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The Independent UK

Whitty called for ‘realism’ around Covid advice which kept couples apart

The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown, according to leaked messages.

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock’s Covid ‘scare the pants off’ text was very silly phrase, says minister

George Freeman’s comments on Monday came after the latest leak of the former health secretary’s WhatsApp messages

The Independent UK

Johnson ‘nationally distrusted’, said top civil servant in new Hancock leak

The UK’s top civil servant described Boris Johnson as a ‘nationally distrusted figure’ during the Covid pandemic, according to leaked messages.

Chronicle Live

Matt Hancock tells lawyers he wants immunity on care home deaths during Covid and opponents are 'chasing headlines'

Matt Hancock made revealing admissions as he spoke about his memoir to a team of top lawyers.

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock tells lawyers he wants immunity on care home deaths during Covid pandemic

He said he should not be the target of judicial reviews over his department’s failure to safeguard care home residents simply because he was Secretary of State – and that it should be the whole Government instead

The Guardian - UK

Did Boris Johnson ‘follow the science’ on Covid? He couldn’t even do the maths

Leaked WhatsApps reveal his ignorance needing constant correction by advisers, says Kit Yates, director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Bath

Evening Standard

The 10 most excruciating leaked Matt Hancock WhatsApp messages

The more than 100,000 leaked texts shed light on the Government’s haphazard handling of the pandemic. Ethan Croft has combed through the data and dug out the most salacious

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