Vallance: Johnson struggled with scientific concept of pandemic
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Vallance: Johnson struggled with scientific concept of pandemic
Sir Patrick Vallance says former prime minister Boris Johnson “struggled” to understand the scientific concepts of the Covid pandemic, and some things had to be repeatedly explained to him.
Report by Alibhaiz.
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Sir Patrick Vallance says he, as the government’s chief scientific adviser, was not asked for guidance on the Eat Out To Help Out scheme introduced by the then-chancellor Rishi Sunak.
He continues the policy contradicted the public health message at the time, and “quite likely” contributed to an increase in Covid transmissions. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Patrick Vallance says he was “unambiguous much more stringent” measures such as a lockdown were needed in the early weeks of the pandemic – however, it took the government another week to implement one. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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The government's former chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, arrives at the Covid-19 Inquiry in central London – where he is due to give evidence on the British government’s response to the global pandemic. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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”.
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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
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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
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
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
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
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
A crane operator has described the dramatic moment he used his skills to rescue a construction worker from the top of a burning building in Reading. Glen Edwards said he felt "a bit of an adrenaline rush" as he lowered a cage onto the roof of the high rise block before he winched the worker to safety as smoke and flames surrounded him. Glen, who has been described as a hero, said he has "had the weekend off to get over it and reflect" on the "surreal" moment.
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Former health secretary Sajid Javid has described a ‘dysfunctional’ and ‘toxic’ culture in Number 10 as the pandemic began to take hold. Mr Javid, who resigned as chancellor on February 13 2020, was giving evidence at the Covid Inquiry this afternoon.
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Former Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab departs the Covid Inquiry in west London where he gave evidence to the hearing. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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