Sir Patrick Vallance's full pandemic diary to be kept secret
Sir Patrick Vallance’s full pandemic diary is to be kept secret, the chairman of the Covid Inquiry has indicated.
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Sir Patrick Vallance’s full pandemic diary is to be kept secret, the chairman of the Covid Inquiry has indicated.
Sir Patrick Vallance’s footprint on the Covid Inquiry has been a disproportionately large one.
Extracts from Sir Patrick Vallance’s diaries have become an important source for the Covid Inquiry. Described as notes that the former chief scientific adviser made during the pandemic, they are seen as providing an insight into the competing views of scientists and politicians at the time. Sir Patrick’s criticisms of Boris Johnson’s “flip-flopping” and alleged struggles to understand key scientific concepts have appeared to be of particular interest to Hugo Keith KC, the inquiry’s lead counsel.
Appearing before the Covid Inquiry, the PM insisted his approach was a matter of 'social justice' and the 'right thing to do' to safeguard millions of jobs and provide a boost to hard-hit industries.
The new Chief of the General Staff has promised to make the British Army a “potent fighting force” fit for the future despite troop cuts.