sir patrick vallance, the government s chief scientific adviser during the pandemic, has told the covid inquiry that the government s response to limit the spread of the virus in the early months was not, in his words, operationally effective. he said borisjohnson, who was prime minister at the time, had struggled to understand some of the scientific concepts that were presented. the inquiry is currently looking at decisions made by politicians during the pandemic. helena wilkinson reports. sir patrick vallance arriving at the inquiry in central london this morning ahead of giving evidence. he became one of the most recognisable faces during the pandemic. faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to yom faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing at faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing at daily - over to you. appearing at daily covid news over to you. appearing at daily c
arriving in north east scotland later. details throughout the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 20th of november. our main story. it s the start of a big week for the covid inquiry, which will hear evidence from the high profile doctors and scientists who helped to shape and explain the government s response to the pandemic. the former chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, whose diaries from that time accused boris johnson of chaotic leadership, will appear today, followed by professor sir chris whitty, jonathan van tam and damejenny harries over the coming days. our health reporter jim reed reports. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they re increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic. we re also recommending increased social distancing. that s the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his priv
on friday, so will be looking to improve in theirfinal group game against a side they beat 770 earlier this summer. although they ve already qualified and topped group c, southgate knows his team will be under the microscope. performance is priority. we have set a standard. we didn t reach that standard on friday. we have to get back to what we re good at. there is always a chance within that to have a look we the word at a couple of things we would like to see, as well, but the biggest thing is making sure we hit the level of performance we have set ourselves. meanwhile, michael o neill says it s imperative northern ireland end a hugely disappointing euro 2024 qualifying campaign on a positive note. o neill s side go into monday night s final match at home to group h winners denmark at windsor park, having lost seven of their nine outings, including a 470 defeat away to finland on friday. obviously we want to finish on a high if we can t, it s a difficult game against a
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