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The key questions about Matt Hancock's private Covid messages that still need answering

The messages raise further serious questions about why ministers during the Covid pandemic failed to protect care home residents and why the testing regime was dogged by failures

Daily Mirror

Ministers considered culling pet cats at start of pandemic, says former minister

Lord Bethell says ‘there was an idea at one moment that we might have to ask the public to exterminate all the cats in Britain’

The Independent UK

Ministers considered culling all pet cats at start of pandemic, says Lord Bethell

The former health minister said officials were ‘unclear’ about the role of domestic pets in spreading the disease

Evening Standard

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Daughters who lost loved ones to Covid slam Matt Hancock after claims he allegedly rejected test advice

The former Health Secretary has been accused of rejecting advice to give Covid tests to all residents going into care homes during the height of the pandemic

Chronicle Live

War of words erupts over Covid Whatsapp messages

An extraordinary war of words has erupted over events at the centre of government during the Covid pandemic after more than 100,000 of Matt Hancock’s Whatsapp messages were leaked.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Matt Hancock: a sorry tale without contrition

Editorial: Selective leaks for partisan ends do not tell the whole story, but enough is already known to condemn the former health secretary

The Guardian - UK

Airlines still have millions of unclaimed travel vouchers issued during Covid-19 pandemic

Customers were encouraged to take vouchers rather than refunds when flights were cancelled - but many are yet to use them

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EMS workers punished for media interviews in NYC settle suit

Four New York City ambulance workers who said they were disciplined for speaking to the media during the harrowing, early months of the COVID-19 pandemic have reached a settlement in their free speech lawsuit against the fire department and the city

The Independent UK

Government’s pandemic failures led to higher deaths among minorities

Letter: It seems we do not want to learn the lessons from Covid, says Jabeer Butt of the Race Equality Foundation

The Guardian - UK

Reports on COVID origin reignite conspiracy theories about virus

FBI director, US Department of Energy say virus originated in a lab, but other US officials say there’s no consensus.

Al Jazeera

Fewer think government should play role in daily life

A new study has found support for the government playing a role in the daily lives of Australians has fallen since the pandemic.

AAP

OPINION - Matt Hancock accused of rejecting care home testing advice

Before we begin, I ought to declare an interest: I have for many years defended Matt Hancock. As health secretary, he made significant errors in his handling of the pandemic, not least the way in which Covid was allowed to spread into residential care homes in the spring of 2020.…

Evening Standard

Labour demands Covid inquiry report ‘by end of year’ after leak of Hancock WhatsApps

Sunak urges people not to focus on ‘piecemeal bits of information’ and to let the inquiry ‘get on with the job’

Evening Standard

Isabel Oakeshott: the political journalist who turned on Matt Hancock

The 48-year-old has long held conflicted feelings towards Hancock. Here’s how she went from helping him with his book to airing his dirty laundry

Evening Standard

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Head of FBI reveals 'most likely' theory for how Covid virus began in China

Christopher Wray has confessed the Chinese government allegedly tried to cover-up the FBI's findings in 2021 after having "moderate confidence" the pandemic was due to an accidental lab leak

The Guardian - AU

Rate rises are hitting home as real incomes fall and the economy slows. What an achievement!

Weak growth anticipates worse to come, given the promise of further RBA hikes and the economy has already begun to fall

The Guardian - UK

What do Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages show? Not what the Telegraph wants us to see

The messages confirm what public health advisers knew: that during the Covid-19 pandemic ministers weren’t ‘following the science’ at all, says Prof Devi Sridhar

Daily Mirror

7 bombshell claims from Matt Hancock's leaked WhatsApp messages during Covid

A tranche of messages from the former Health Secretary and officials have been made public after he shared them with journalist Isabel Oakeshott who helped him write his pandemic memoir

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Keir Starmer blasts 'ghoulish spectacle' of Tories portraying themselves as Covid heroes

The Labour leaders comments come after the ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock published his Pandemic Diaries in 2022 - before the Covid public inquiry kicked officially kicked off

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: An independent, public inquiry into Covid-19 is as urgent as ever

The wave of Covid that spread through care homes in the early stages of the pandemic was devastating. Anyone who lost a loved one during that time has a right to know whether their death could have been avoided.

Chronicle Live

Matt Hancock fighting claims that he rejected Covid advice from Chris Whitty after WhatsApp messages leak

More than 100,000 WhatsApp messages have been leaked, giving an insight into the way the Government operated at the height of the pandemic

The Independent UK

Who is Isabel Oakeshott? The controversial reporter Matt Hancock trusted with 100,000 Whatsapp messages

Political journalist at cente of storm over claims Matt Hancock rejected scientific advice to Covid test people going into care homes during the pandemic

Daily Record

Terminally ill mum refused refund for dream Scotland trip by easyJet who wished her a 'speedy recovery'

Katie Warner, 31, who has terminal brain cancer, was due to fly to Scotland with her family when the Covid pandemic hit.

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock under fire over care home deaths and ‘chaotic’ Covid response

The former health secretary’s actions during the pandemic have come under fresh scrutiny following the leak of over 100,000 WhatsApp messages

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock: what do the leaked WhatsApp messages reveal?

Texts sent at height of pandemic suggest former health secretary rejected advice on testing in care homes

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