Boris Johnson demanded that “bigger fines” be emphasised as he unwound lockdown restrictions, according to a handwritten note exhibiting “crushing irony” that has been shown to the Covid Inquiry. As
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Autistic children and those with a learning disability should never be subjected to long-term segregation in hospital – and its use should be “severely curtailed” for adults, a review has
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Rishi Sunak said people should not be criminalised for having nowhere to live but declined to rule out a restriction on tents for homeless people. The Prime Minister also insisted
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The Government has been accused of “turning its back” on workers as union leaders criticised the absence again of a promised employment Bill. TUC general secretary Paul Nowak described the
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Boris Johnson considered injecting himself with Covid-19 on TV to show it did not pose a threat – but later said he would rather “let the bodies pile high” than
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Rishi Sunak has refused to criticise the Home Secretary’s claim that rough sleeping is sometimes a “lifestyle choice” but stopped short of repeating her comments. The Prime Minister (pictured), who
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A care provider has been charged with exposing a patient to a significant risk of avoidable harm after a vulnerable man was hit by a train after absconding from a
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The evidence heard at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in recent days is a “shocking indictment” of the Government, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. A week of high-profile witnesses,
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Matt Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals became overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, the former NHS England boss has claimed. Lord Simon Stevens (pictured),
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Coronavirus rules were broken on a daily basis at the heart of government, with hundreds of civil servants and potentially ministers at risk of being fined, a former top official
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