Sir Chris Whitty will give evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry later in a highly anticipated appearance.
01.11.2023 - 12:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Boris Johnson thought Covid was just "nature's way of dealing with old people", revealed in a shocking day of revelations at the Covid Inquiry.
A jam-packed evidence session on Halloween saw the former PM's adviser Dominic Cummings grilled for more than five hours. At the height of the pandemic, the senior aide sent WhatsApp messages to others in No10 criticising the "feral" and "useless f***ing pigs in charge" in the "terrifyingly s***" Cabinet.
Mr Cummings also savaged Matt Hancock, who he called a "proven liar". He said the former Health Secretary had no "f***ing serious testing in care homes" and said his "uselessness if still killing god knows how many". He questioned how the Tory was at the head of the Department of Health as he pressed for him to be sacked from the role in a reshuffle, reports the Mirror.
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The messages revealed the chaos in No10 in the lead up to the first lockdown, with Mr Cummings' fears the NHS would implode "like a zombie apocalypse film" if action was not taken. The former adviser said Mr Johnson did not think Covid was a "big deal" and thought it'd "be like swine flu".
The Covid Inquiry also saw Boris Johnson's former Director of Communications Lee Cain give evidence. In one WhatsApp, he said he was "exhausted" with the ex-PM's leadership. He also accused other senior Cabinet ministers, including Matt Hancock and Liz Truss, of being "problem leakers" with the media.
The Mirror has rounded up some of the shocking WhatsApp messages, diary entries and email extracts from the day the Covid Inquiry sat for
Sir Chris Whitty will give evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry later in a highly anticipated appearance.
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