Rishi Sunak pushed hard for lifting of Covid rules, inquiry hears
by Ben Quinn Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6GRCG)
Inquiry hears extracts from Patrick Vallance's diary as ex-minister Sajid Javid gives evidence to inquiry
Rishi Sunak pushed very hard" for a lifting of all lockdown restrictions during a meeting in July 2021 where Boris Johnson referred to people as malingering" and workshy", the Covid inquiry has heard.
The then chancellor and prime minister were pitted against the more cautious" approach of Michael Gove and Sajid Javid during the meeting, which took place when Covid-19 cases and hospital admissions were rising again, according to a diary entry by the then chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.
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