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In March 2020, the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, presented to the nation a graph showing “the shape of an epidemic”. The red line depicting the number of predicted COVID cases rose to a steep peak before falling again. Vallance explained that delaying and reducing the height of…

According to Sir Patrick Vallance’s evidence, figures ‘bamboozled’ Boris Johnson. Did he learn only entitlement at Eton?

Ex-cabinet minister set to hit back at inquiry after being made a scapegoat for government failings

The PM is soon to appear for questioning, and a perilous narrative is emerging about his role in the crisis response

Editorial: Testimony from the government’s medical and scientific advisers condemns Boris Johnson’s Downing Street and Rishi Sunak’s Treasury

The poet and broadcaster, who spent 48 days in intensive care after contracting coronavirus, reflects on the ‘chilling’ evidence from the Covid inquiry, and pens a poem in response

The inquiry heard evidence of threats against scientists, and more metaphors from Jonathan Van-Tam

It comes after it emerged that Professor Dame Angela McLean is said to have referred to Rishi Sunak as ‘Dr Death’.

Rishi Sunak was challenged at Prime Minister’s Questions over whether the sought scientific advice on the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

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

Boris Johnson’s deputy chief medical officer to be grilled over decision-making during pandemic