Sir Patrick Vallance gave remarkably candid answers to the Science and Technology Select Committee yesterday. He effectively criticised the government’s efforts to get people back to work, and suggested that Downing Street did not adequately follow the scientific advice. But dipping into politics inevitably meant that some of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s statements were not entirely supported by the facts.
Sunak plots survival of Tory party amid dire new polls
As the PM and his top team headed to Chequers to thrash out election-winning strategies, new polls suggest Tory prospects for 2024 are worse than ever.