Live: Matt Hancock – tried to wake-up Whitehall to threat. Former Health Secretary also says pre-existing pandemic plans “were not adequate”
ITV Boss: would never turn a blind eye
ITV Boss: would never turn a blind eye. Dame Carolyn McCall told MPs nobody would ever turn a blind eye to something as serious as this
Covid Inquiry first day of hearing
Covid Inquiry first day of hearing. The inquiry into the Government’s response to the pandemic holds first day of hearing evidence
Sunak: Boris asked me to bend rules on…
Sunak: Boris asked me to bend rules on honours list. But Prime Minister said he refused, adding it was “something I wasn’t prepared to do”
ITV quizzed in Select Committee meeting
ITV quizzed in Select Committee meeting. An executive struggled to respond to questions about This Morning and the controversy surrounding it
Rishi Sunak: stop the boats plan is working
Rishi Sunak: stop the boats plan is working. He says what he has done over the past six months has begun to make a difference in arrivals
PMQs: Starmer – govt lost control on migration
PMQs: Starmer- govt lost control on migration. But Rishi Sunak acused Labour leader of not having any ideas and had an open door policy
Suella Braverman stands by speeding offence actions
Suella Braverman stands by speeding offence actions. Confident “nothing untoward happened” over whether she asked civil servants to help
Sir Keir Starmer – Labour would fix NHS
Sir Keir Starmer – Labour would fix NHS. He details his party’s policy and mission to reverse the rising number of deaths from suicide