India  

No 10 in 'complete chaos' as COVID hit and vulnerable 'appallingly neglected' - Cummings

Sky News Tuesday, 31 October 2023
There was no shielding plan early in the pandemic and vulnerable groups were "appallingly neglected" as a "fatalistic" approach took hold in Downing Street, Dominic Cummings has claimed.
0
shares
ShareTweetSavePostSend
 

💡 newsR Knowledge: Other News Mentions

COVID-19 COVID-19 Contagious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2

Cabinet approves Garib Kalyan food grain programme for another 5 years

The union cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the extension of the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana for another five years. This scheme..
IndiaTimes

The key questions facing Matt Hancock as he prepares to give evidence to COVID inquiry

Former health secretary Matt Hancock played a key role in the UK's response to the COVID pandemic - and his decisions will now be scrutinised during the official..
Sky News

China respiratory illnesses: Govt monitoring situation in India, risk of similar outbreak ‘ low’

The Centre has asked all states and Union territories to immediately review public health and hospital preparedness in the wake of a rise in respiratory illness..
IndiaTimes

West Bengal: LoP Suvendu Adhikari writes to ED director, I-T, Health ministry, alleges probe in purchase of PPE kits during Covid pandemic

Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, has written to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging a financial scam in the..
IndiaTimes

Govt struggled to control talk of 'secret conspiracies' during COVID, inquiry hears

The government has yet to deal with misinformation, according to Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch, and struggled to stop some people from believing it during the..
Sky News

Downing Street Downing Street Street in London, England

Raab says Johnson was not ‘puppet’ of Cummings [Video]

Raab says Johnson was not ‘puppet’ of Cummings

Dominic Raab has rejected the accusation that Boris Johnson was a “puppet” in Downing Street being led by Dominic Cummings. The former deputy prime minister was responding to questions on accusations made by Sajid Javid in which he said Mr Cummings was prime minister “in all but name”. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Credit: ODN    Duration: 00:45Published
Raab says Johnson was not ‘puppet’ of Cummings in No10 [Video]

Raab says Johnson was not ‘puppet’ of Cummings in No10

Dominic Raab has rejected the accusation that Boris Johnson was a “puppet” in Downing Street being led by Dominic Cummings. The former deputy prime minister was responding to questions on accusations made by Sajid Javid in which he said Mr Cummings was prime minister “in all but name”. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Credit: ODN    Duration: 00:45Published
Rishi Sunak departs Downing Street ahead of PMQs [Video]

Rishi Sunak departs Downing Street ahead of PMQs

Rishi Sunak departs Downing Street as he is set to face Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs this afternoon. Immigration and Parthenon marbles are expected to be among the key issues for Sunak and the Labour leader. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Credit: ODN    Duration: 00:36Published

UK officials eye legally blocking Elgin Marbles returning as Sunak 'cancels' Greek PM meeting

Government officials have discussed legal ways they could block any export of the Elgin marbles, Sky News understands, as Downing Street cancelled a meeting..
Sky News

Dominic Cummings Dominic Cummings British political strategist

‘Pretty insane’ that PM was on holiday in February 2020 [Video]

‘Pretty insane’ that PM was on holiday in February 2020

Dominic Cummings said it was "pretty insane" many senior government officials including Boris Johnson went on holiday in February 2020 half term. Mr Johnson's former chief adviser told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the coronavirus was not seen by senior people as an "imminent crisis" at the time but as "quite a distant problem". Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Credit: ODN    Duration: 01:17Published
Vulnerable people ‘appallingly neglected’ in lockdown plans [Video]

Vulnerable people ‘appallingly neglected’ in lockdown plans

Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, tells the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that considerations about the impact of lockdown on vulnerable groups were "appallingly neglected" by the government at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Credit: ODN    Duration: 01:37Published

You Might Like