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

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

The Independent UK

OPINION - Boris Johnson was handicapped by Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain — we should pity him

I’m one of the last people on the planet who wants to revisit “partygate”, but one niggling detail of the fallout still bothers me.

Evening Standard

Covid Inquiry: Dominic Cummings says No 10 in 'chaos' as pandemic hit and vulnerable 'appallingly neglected'

The inquiry also saw diary entries showing that Boris Johnson suggested he believed the pandemic was 'nature’s way of dealing with old people'

Evening Standard

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Johnson aides Cummings and Cain lay bare chaos and dysfunction of Covid response

Dominic Cummings said there was no shielding plan early in the pandemic and vulnerable groups were ‘appallingly neglected’.

The Independent UK

‘Nature’s way of dealing with old people’: the damning messages revealed to Covid inquiry

Crass and aggressive language laid bare in evidence of exchanges between Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Patrick Vallance

The Guardian - UK

Broadcasters offer warnings as Covid-19 Inquiry features string of expletives

The evidence of Lee Cain and Dominic Cummings led to a large amount of colourful language.

The Independent UK

Covid was ‘wrong crisis’ for Boris Johnson to handle, ex-Comms chief tells inquiry

Lee Cain said Mr Johnson’s erratic decision-making was ‘rather exhausting’

The Independent UK

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Everyone called indecisive Boris Johnson the ‘trolley’, Dominic Cummings claims

The former top aid hit out at a ‘dysfunctional’ system during the pandemic as he gave evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson favoured ‘older people accepting their fate’, Covid inquiry hears

Former PM had said his party felt virus was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, and was not convinced NHS was overwhelmed

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson 'wanted old people to accept their fate to avoid Covid lockdowns'

Boris Johnson suggested he believed the coronavirus pandemic was 'nature’s way of dealing with old people' as he resisted lockdown measures, Sir…

The National (Scotland)

Government made ‘huge blunder’ on Rashford meals campaign, inquiry hears

There was a clear lack of diversity in the prime minister’s top team when it came to informing policy and decision-making, a hearing was told.

The Independent UK

Johnson suggested he ‘thought Covid was nature’s way of dealing with old people’

Former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance hit out in his diaries about ‘quite a bonkers set of exchanges’ featuring the ex-prime minister.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson had ‘wrong skill set’ to lead during Covid, top aide tells inquiry

Lee Cain says team were ‘exhausted’ by prime minister dallying and changing his mind

The Guardian - UK

Bombshell WhatsApp messages reveal Dominic Cummings’ secret foul-mouthed rants about Boris Johnson

Dominic Cummings said in a meeting with Boris Johnson he had to explain ‘the same thing 10 f****** times and he still won’t absorb it’

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Evening Standard

There was no real plan to tackle Covid crisis, admits former No 10 spin chief

Boris Johnson's former aide Lee Cain acknowledged 'chaos' in Government over the looming pandemic in early 2020

Evening Standard

Where can I watch the Covid-19 inquiry? When will Dominic Cummings answer questions?

Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain are giving evidence on Tuesday

The Independent UK

‘Jaws mayor’ Johnson faced ‘wrong crisis’ in Covid-19, ex-adviser Cain says

Messages shown to the official inquiry showed aides including Dominic Cummings venting their frustrations.

The Independent UK

Johnson didn’t think Covid was a ‘big deal’ in March 2020 – Cummings message

Former Downing Street communications director Lee Cain was appearing at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry ahead of his old ally, Dominic Cummings.

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The Guardian - UK

Dominic Cummings tells Covid inquiry foul-mouthed messages about colleague weren’t misogynistic – as it happened

Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser denies contributing to an atmosphere of misogyny at No 10, saying he was ‘much ruder about men’

Evening Standard

Covid Inquiry LIVE: Dominic Cummings says handling of Barnard Castle by Downing Street was 'absolute car crash'

The messages were 'both surprising and not surprising, I don’t know which is worse', the ex-civil servant said

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings to face questions at Covid inquiry

The former chief adviser to Boris Johnson will give evidence alongside former No 10 comms chief Lee Cain as the inquiry continues.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s chaotic ‘flip-flopping’ made it ‘impossible’ to tackle Covid, advisers’ messages reveal

Cabinet secretary warned that Johnson ‘cannot lead’ during crisis – as ex-No 10 aide admits he ‘disappeared’ WhatsApp messages

The Independent UK

The extraordinary WhatsApp messages that reveal the ‘chaos’ of Boris Johnson’s government

Messages sent between Dominic Cummings, Lee Cain and Simon Case laid bare the chaos behind Downing Street’s response to Covid

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson ‘mad’ if he did not realise Covid WhatsApps would become public, Simon Case said

The comments were made in WhatsApp messages between Cabinet Secretary Simon Case and then-principal private secretary Martin Reynolds

The Independent UK

Watch live: Boris Johnson’s former aides give evidence to Covid inquiry

Watch live as Boris Johnson's former aides give evidence to the Covid inquiry on Monday, 29 October.

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