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Michelle Mone and ministers trade claims over her hidden links to PPE deals

Disgraced Tory peer says government always knew of involvement in Covid contracts as calls mount for her to stay away from Lords

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove told to 'urgently' answer questions from Michelle Mone interview

MICHAEL Gove has been told he must urgently appear before MPs to answer questions on his involvement in the ongoing scandal around Michelle Mone.

The National (Scotland)

‘Deeply sorry’: what Rishi Sunak said to the Covid inquiry

Prime minister defends ‘eat out to help out’ and answers questions related to his role as chancellor during the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

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Michael Gove provided with £320,000 limousine contract during pandemic

Michael Gove was provided with a £320,000 chauffeur-driven limousine to drive him around during the pandemic...

The National (Scotland)

Cabinet Office refuses to say if Union committee has even MET under Rishi Sunak

THE Cabinet Office has refused to say how many times a committee on the Union has met while Rishi Sunak has been Prime Minister.

The National (Scotland)

UK government is not prepared for climate disasters, says spending watchdog

Cabinet Office does not have strategy to ensure resilience to extreme weather, says National Audit Office

The Guardian - UK

Government departments ‘do not know how many underperforming staff they have’

Some 11 out of 16 also failed to identify how long it takes for new recruits to pass security vetting, according to the report.

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Dominic Cummings joked about swanning off to countryside before lockdown-busting Barnard Castle trip

Boris Johnson’s former top aide mockingly suggested holding a press conference from the great outdoors

The Independent UK

Michael Gove’s explosive texts over No 10’s Covid mistakes revealed

Minister told Dominic Cummings in expletive-laden WhatsApps that they were ‘f****** up’ on pandemic response – and apologises to families who lost loved ones due to government mistakes

The Independent UK

‘We are ‘f***ing up as a government’: Covid inquiry hears Michael Gove WhatsApp

Michael Gove sent a WhatsApp message saying the government was “f***ing up” at the beginning of the pandemic, the UK Covid Inquiry has heard.

The National (Scotland)

Michael Gove apologises for mistakes by government during Covid crisis

UK was too slow to lock down and initial approach to testing was chaotic, minister tells inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove apologises for Government’s ‘errors’ during pandemic

The veteran Tory told the official inquiry into the pandemic that ‘every decision was difficult and every course was bad’ at the time.

The Independent UK

Covid Inquiry: Michael Gove apologises to victims for 'mistakes made by government'

'I want to take this opportunity to apologise to the victims who endured so much pain...as a result of the mistakes made by the government in response to the pandemic'

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson wanted to be injected with Covid live on TV, inquiry told

Covid inquiry also heard how Boris Johnson would rather ‘let the bodies pile high’ than order second lockdown

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Rishi Sunak's Eat Out to Help Out ‘blindsided’ top officials, Covid inquiry told

Former head of the Cabinet Office Covid-19 taskforce Simon Ridley became the latest top official to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe this week

The Independent UK

Eat Out to Help Out ‘blindsided’ top officials, Covid inquiry is told

Former head of the Cabinet Office Covid-19 taskforce Simon Ridley became the latest top official to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe this week.

The Independent UK

Health officials was ‘not concerned’ about Covid patients in care homes months into pandemic, inquiry hears

Simon Ridley also claimed he was “blindsided” by Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme

The Guardian - UK

Sunak and Johnson pushed repeatedly against autumn lockdown, inquiry told

Covid investigation also told taskforce coordinating pandemic policy had no warning of ‘eat out to help out’

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The Independent UK

‘Profusion of officialdom’ in early days of pandemic, inquiry hears

Simon Ridley became the latest senior official to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe.

The Guardian - UK

Cummings vs MacNamara: the backstage clash at the heart of the UK’s Covid response

Boris Johnson’s chief adviser and senior civil servant traded blows at the pandemic inquiry last week, describing horrifying levels of government chaos. The irony was how often their assessments agreed

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries claims Government trying to block her book on Johnson’s downfall

The former culture secretary has accused the Government of trying to block the November 9 release.

Evening Standard

Nadine Dorries accuses Government of 'desperate' bid to block publication of her book

The former culture secretary has reportedly refused to hand over a transcript

The Guardian - 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

Evening Standard

Dominic Cummings' outburst against female civil servant may put off women off politics

Cabinet minister Michelle Donelan told of her concerns about the impact of Cummings' 'violent and misogynistic' messages

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry: 'Macho' culture and 'obvious sexism' in No10 'damaged Covid response', says Helen MacNamara

Ms MacNamara, the deputy cabinet secretary during the pandemic, says Boris Johnson let country down by not tackling 'toxic' culture

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