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1. No.10 was a Covid chaos zone The whole point of Dominic Cummings’ evidence was to provide the first draft of the history of the government’s handling of the pandemic. While his personal opinions on what went wrong can be dismissed, his eye-witness testimony cannot be easily shrugged off. And on that score, he didn’t disappoint, giving vivid accounts of the chaos in Downing Street as Covid hit landfall in March 2020. His description of the events of over two key days allowed the public ...

It did not disappoint. During an unprecedented seven-hour long session, Mr Cummings tore into prime minister Boris Johnson, health secretary Matt Hancock and the Department of Health and Social Care – as well as much of Whitehall. Mr Cummings singled out Mr Hancock for particular criticism, accusing him of lying on multiple occasions and saying he should have been fired for “fifteen to twenty different things”. Mr Hancock’s most egregious offences, in Mr Cummings’ eyes, were his all...

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the claims from Dominic Cummings were untrue, while the Prime Minister insisted he was ‘getting on with the…

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the claims from Dominic Cummings were untrue, while the Prime Minister insisted he was ‘getting on with the…

Cummings: ‘I brought Simon Case back into government because PM wasn’t listening to me’ Former No.10 top adviser calls for civil service recruitment changes, including opening up more senior roles to external candidates Dominic Cummings Photo: PA 27 May 2021 Dominic Cummings has claimed that Simon Case returned to government last year in order to lead the government’s coronavirus response because of a breakdown in the top adviser’s relationship with the prime minister. In the second p...

Here is what we learned from the former adviser to the Prime Minister: Mr Cummings left No 10 believing Boris Johnson ‘unfit’ to be Prime Minister The Prime Minister hired former Vote Leave mastermind Mr Cummings after entering Downing Street in July 2019 and it has been suggested the senior aide played a key part in the Conservative majority secured at the winter general election that same year. But, despite Mr Johnson defending his de facto chief of staff after he travelled to Durha...

Health Secretary Matt Hancock was accused by Dominic Cummings of lying about patients being tested before being discharged to care homes.

Matt Hancock to make two Covid announcements amid claims he performed disastrously during pandemic The Health Secretary will speak in the Commons before leading a Government press conference The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be u...

The former Downing Street aide was critical of his former boss Boris Johnson.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock was accused by Dominic Cummings of lying about patients being tested before being discharged to care homes.