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The Latest Breaking News from Helen Macnamara

So No 10 was run by donkeys who went to Oxbridge. My dog could have done better

Helen MacNamara may reveal more soul than Boris and co during Covid, but she still thought the rules didn’t apply to her

The Guardian - UK

Lack of diversity in government led to domestic abuse deaths, official warned

Helen MacNamara said officials lacked ‘real life’ perspectives on children at state schools.

The Independent UK

Who is Helen MacNamara? The former minister at the centre of misogyny claims during Covid inquiry

Dominic Cummings' WhatsApp messages 'were both surprising and not surprising to me,' Helen MacNamara said

Evening Standard

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Matt Hancock had ‘nuclear levels’ of overconfidence, says ex-civil servant

Helen MacNamara, who served as deputy cabinet secretary, made the claim to the Covid inquiry

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s No 10 was toxic, sexist and devoid of humanity, says ex-top civil servant

Helen MacNamara tells Covid inquiry of ‘macho’ culture where ‘hundreds’ broke rules on daily basis

The Independent UK

‘Absence of humanity’: Helen MacNamara’s evidence to Covid inquiry

Former deputy cabinet secretary describes misogyny, lack of planning and over-confidence in government’s pandemic response

The Guardian - UK

Ex-top official claims 'hundreds of civil servants' broke Covid rules

HUNDREDS of civil servants and other ministers could have been fined for breaking lockdown rules, a former senior official has said.

The National (Scotland)

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‘Hundreds of officials and potentially ministers’ broke Covid rules – MacNamara

Former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara told the Covid inquiry she profoundly regretted her ‘misjudgment’ in the partygate scandal.

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock’s bizarre ‘batsman’ response to being offered help during the pandemic

It is the latest damning piece of evidence about Mr Hancock’s stewardship of the Department for Health during the pandemic given to the official Covid probe

The Independent UK

Johnson let country down by not tackling Cummings’ misogyny, says ex-official

Helen MacNamara, who was one of the top female civil servants, said the messages were ‘violent and misogynistic’.

The Independent UK

Who were the key advisers in No 10 at the height of the Covid pandemic?

The Covid inquiry is hearing about people in Downing Street during the pandemic who helped the government make decisions

The Guardian - UK

Lack of diversity in No 10 led to women’s deaths in lockdown, Covid inquiry told

Helen MacNamara says women became ‘invisible overnight’ and criticises Johnson’s failure to challenge ‘misogynistic language’

The Guardian - UK

Covid-19 football view displayed lack of ‘real life’ experience in government

Helen MacNamara said the belief that football matches were low risk did not reflect the real experience of most fans.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry: Johnson’s No 10 was ‘unbelievably bullish’ UK would sail through

Former senior civil servant Helen MacNamara said there was ‘laughing at the Italians’ early in the pandemic.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Lack of ‘female perspective’ in No 10 created problems with Covid policymaking, inquiry hears – as it happened

Former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara is giving evidence to the inquiry

Evening Standard

Covid Inquiry latest: Dominic Cummings' 'violent and misogynistic' WhatsApps 'horrible to read', says Helen MacNamara

Impact of pandemic on hospitals set to come under microscope at latest Covid Inquiry hearing

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson's final message to Dominic Cummings revealed at Covid inquiry

The former prime minister said there was an 'orgy of narcissim' in Government

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry live: MacNamara says Johnson failed to stop Cummings’ ‘misogynistic’ behavior

Former NHS and health chiefs now due to appear before Covid inquiry

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The Independent UK

Top civil servant referenced in ‘misogynistic’ messages to give inquiry evidence

Helen MacNamara, the former deputy cabinet secretary, is set to appear before the Covid-19 inquiry.

Evening Standard

Covid Inquiry: Biggest revelations from Dominic Cummings, Lee Cain, Helen MacNamara and other key players

From Number 10's 'macho overconfidence' to half-term holidays - the key takeaways

The Guardian - UK

Eight shocking revelations from Cummings and Cain at the Covid inquiry

From foul-mouthed rants about colleagues to ‘appalling neglect’ of vulnerable people, those close to Boris Johnson revealed workings of government at height of pandemic

The Guardian - UK

‘Nastiness, arrogance and misogyny’ of No 10 exposed at Covid inquiry

WhatsApp messages also reveal Boris Johnson’s dismissive attitude to millions of old people at risk from the virus

The Independent UK

What we have learned from the Covid inquiry so far this week

Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain were among the high-profile witnesses this week.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s handling of Covid crisis slammed by former top advisers

Ex-PM thought coronavirus was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, inquiry hears, as bereaved relatives attack ‘psychotic’ comments

Evening Standard

Dithering Boris Johnson suggested Covid was nature dealing with elderly, inquiry hears

Former chief adviser Dominic Cummings hit out at a ‘dysfunctional system’ as the former prime minister ‘trollied’ indecisively

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