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.
An interim report into whether the notorious civil servant has herself broken the rules was due out yesterday – instead we got a damp squib.
The embattled Cabinet Secretary managed to emerge from past scandals remarkably unscathed. But his luck may have run out.
The country’s top civil service is facing calls to quit after damaging WhatsApp messages were leaked.
Sharp’s allies say he is going nowhere. But for the sake of the country and the BBC, he must stand aside.
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