When Boris Johnson set up the Covid inquiry he vowed it would “rigorously” probe Government pandemic handling.
Yet now the Cabinet Office is thwarting the inquiry by refusing to hand over his WhatsApp messages. These could give a crucial insight into decisions made and why so many people died in care homes.
They may also offer more detail on the illegal partying during Mr Johnson’s time in No10.
If the inquiry cannot establish the facts lessons cannot be learned. To cap it all, Mr Johnson is relying on taxpayer-funded lawyers to advise on his response to the inquiry.
He gets his legal expenses for free while Tory legal aid cuts mean hundreds of thousands of people cannot access justice to pursue housing, employment and family cases.
If Mr Johnson can afford a multi-million pound house, he can afford his own legal fees. Yet again he puts his interests ahead of others.
Rishi too weak
As a maths fan Rishi Sunak knows it is important to show your workings.
Yet he airily dismissed the case against Home Secretary Suella Braverman without offering any evidence to support the decision.
In what smacks of an establishment stitch-up, the Prime Minister said he had decided she could stay in the job on the advice of his ethics adviser. This advice should be published in full.
He also failed to address why her special adviser had misled the Mirror by denying she had committed a speeding offence.
Mr Sunak had a chance to uphold his promise to restore integrity and transparency to Government.
He truly flunked this test because he is simply too weak to stand up to the Right in his ramshackle party.
Tina’s the best
Her voice was unique, her stage presence was breathtaking and her music sublime.
But what made Tina Turner a legend was her sheer strength of character. She wasn’t the just the best, she was better than all the rest.
