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Boris Johnson blames NHS ‘bed blocking’ for first Covid lockdown

Mr Johnson said NHS and social services had ‘failed to grip the decades old problem of delayed discharges’.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry: Hancock ‘wanted to decide who should live or die’ if NHS overwhelmed

‘Fortunately this horrible dilemma never crystallised,’ former NHS England head Simon Stevens tells inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Cummings reveals Tory Covid talks with Scotland were not about 'truths'

DOMINIC Cummings has described meetings with the Scottish Government and other devolved administrations during the pandemic as a…

The National (Scotland)

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There was no real plan to tackle Covid crisis, admits former No 10 spin chief

Boris Johnson's former aide Lee Cain acknowledged 'chaos' in Government over the looming pandemic in early 2020

Evening Standard

What is a Cobra meeting? Emergency talks called to discuss UK racism riots

The meeting follows the PM’s promise that ‘the full force of the law’ will be brought to bear on those who commit public order offences

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman brands pro-Palestine rallies 'hate marches'

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said the hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets in support of Palestine were taking part in…

The National (Scotland)

Half-term communications gap under scrutiny as inquiry hears of Covid ‘failings’

There was a 10-day period in February in which no notes on coronavirus were sent to Boris Johnson and no emergency Cobra meetings held.

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Suella Braverman hits out at pro-Palestinian ‘hate marches’

The Home Secretary criticised the thousands of people protesting in support of the Palestinian people after Hamas’s attack on Israel.

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman attacks pro-Palestine protests as ‘hate marches’

‘There is only one way to describe those marches – they are hate marches’, says home secretary

The Independent UK

Gap in Covid communications to Johnson coincided with half-term, inquiry hears

A former top aide also faced questions about why he had turned on the ‘disappearing message function’ on a high-level WhatsApp group in April 2021.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak to chair Cobra meeting over Israel-Hamas war terror fears

RISHI Sunak is to chair an emergency Cobra meeting amid fears that the conflict between Hamas and Israel could have increased the domestic terror…

The National (Scotland)

Sunak to chair Cobra meeting on domestic threat linked to Hamas and Israel war

Police and national security officials will attend the meeting in Downing Street, sources said.

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman calls pro-Palestine demos ‘hate marches’

Home secretary claims protesters want to ‘erase Israel from the map’ by chanting in support of Palestine

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak to chair Cobra meeting to discuss threat from domestic terrorism

Ministers, police chiefs and security officials are reportedly planning to consider intelligence that Iranian agents may be creating unrest in Britain by stoking pro-Palestinian protests

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

UK ministers to hold emergency meeting over Israel-Hamas war

Deputy PM, Oliver Dowden, calls Cobra meeting to discuss hostages and aid but rules out call for ceasefire

The Independent UK

Ministers to attend Cobra meeting amid escalating situation in Gaza

Ministers will attend a high-level Cobra meeting later on the Middle East, after Rishi Sunak joined calls for a humanitarian ‘pause’ in the conflict.

Evening Standard

Evacuate Brits trapped in Gaza - COBRA emergency meeting to discuss how to get them out

Ministers and security chiefs will also discuss efforts to free British hostages seized by Hamas

The Independent UK

Neil Ferguson denies stepping over the line when advising Government in pandemic

The Covid inquiry is hearing from scientists who advised the Government throughout 2020 and 2021.

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The Guardian - UK

Communication with ministers was poor, scientist tells UK Covid inquiry

Prof Neil Ferguson says advisory committee did not know what was being planned or thought about by government

The Independent UK

UK backing Israel after it declares ‘siege’ on Gaza following Hamas attack

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said Tel Aviv was defending itself against a ‘brutal terrorist attack’.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak says UK is ‘poised’ to offer Israel military help if required

UK prime minister will chair Cobra meeting as death toll continues to rise after Hamas’s surprise attack

The Independent UK

Sunak to chair emergency meeting as Israel conflict intensifies

At least 700 people have reportedly been killed in Israel and more than 400 have died in Gaza, as fighting continues.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s decision-making over Covid was ‘bipolar’, Sir Patrick Vallance warned

The former PM was accused of failing to lead the country in the early days of the pandemic, the UK Covid Inquiry was told

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘scrawled in capitals that long Covid was ‘b*****ks’, Covid Inquiry hears

Long Covid groups claim the former prime minister initially ‘denied the truth of the suffering’

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson was dismissive of disaster and called long Covid ‘bollocks’, inquiry hears

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry heard key WhatsApp messages by the then-prime minister from January 31 to June 7 2020 are ‘unrecoverable’

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