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The chief medical adviser said it was a dangerous view that led to a lot of confusion.

Former medical adviser tells the UK Covid inquiry he considered stepping down over safety fears.

I see they’ve had a fresh delivery of buses to the Covid Inquiry for the key players to throw Boris Johnson under. This week, it was the turn of the Brothers Grim, Sir Patrick Vallance and Sir Chris Whitty. Sir Patrick – “Pat” to his old medical chums – immediately launched into the former prime minister, saying he “last studied science at the age of 15 and would be the first to admit it wasn’t his forte”.

The second national lockdown could have been avoided if ministers had made different decisions over the summer of 2020, Prof Sir Chris Whitty has said.

Then-Chancellor, Mr Sunak, launched the flagship offer in August 2020. Brits were given discounts for dining in restaurants in a bid to kickstart the hospitality industry.

England’s chief medical officer is giving evidence to the public inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 for a second day.

Former medical adviser tells the UK Covid inquiry he considered stepping down over safety fears.

The Covid-19 Inquiry heard from former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.

SIR – Much of the narrative around tax cuts suggests that they are “given to the rich”. The Conservatives must change this narrative. To grow the economy, we need to improve productivity, and at the moment the incentives are not strong enough. Why work harder when you know that the state will just take more? William Burgess Peterborough

Sir Patrick said there were times during the crisis that he considering resigning.