Boris Johnson insisted there was “no other tool” than a full lockdown to control the virus in March 2020, as he began his much-anticipated two-day testimony at the Covid Inquiry today.
Michael Gove is the first senior government figure to publicly acknowledge the plausibility of the lab leak theory.
The Welsh Labour leader has asked for the record to be amended after failing to tell the truth in the Senedd.
Any cost-benefit analysis of lockdowns that plays down the economic impacts is misguided.
After a week of drama and controversy, it becomes ever more apparent the inquiry has been established on the wrong basis.
Johnson’s vengeful former top aide gave testimony every bit as damning as anticipated.
Our memories of the pandemic are receding and the inquiry is expected to drag on into 2026. Nonetheless, it is important that lessons are learnt.
A picture of a pandemic-era government riven with internal clashes and eager to conceal its own failings emerged during an explosive day at Britain’s Covid inquiry.
The Covid inquiry has asked for senior SNP politicians’ informal messages from during the pandemic – but almost all have been wiped.
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