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Boris Johnson claimed coronavirus was 'nature's way of dealing with old people' as he refused to introduce lockdown restrictions that could have saved lives during the pandemic

As the Covid Inquiry has been revealing, the Government's handling of it was even more shambolic and useless that we'd thought

Families mourning lost elderly relatives will be outraged that then Prime Minister Boris Johnson saw the virus as 'nature’s way of dealing with old people'

In explosive WhatsApp messages, Dominic Cummings demanded that Matt Hancock was sacked as Health Secretary as he was a 'proven liar' who should not be in charge of NHS

The broadcasters were left in a flap as expletive heavy messages were read unfiltered during the Covid inquiry - but some viewers argued 'the swearing isn't the offensive part of this'

Government scientists told Rishi Sunak when he was Chancellor that he should provide money to make it financially viable for those on low incomes to quarantine at home

In an explosive day at the Covid Inquiry, damning WhatsApp messages were shared showing officials thought Boris Johnson made dealing with the pandemic 'impossible'

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case warned that Boris Johnson 'cannot lead' and made it 'impossible' to govern in shock WhatsApp messages revealed at the Covid Inquiry

Diary notes written by Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance suggest the PM wanted to divert attention after it was reported Dominic Cummings had broken lockdown rules

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case accused Boris Johnson of making the Government look like a 'tragic joke' as he warned colleagues exasperated by the chaos: "IT HAS TO STOP!"

Martin Reynolds, who was Boris Johnson’s Principal Private Secretary, changed the settings of a WhatsApp group he was in with PM just before the Covid Inquiry was announced

Helen MacNamara, who was Deputy Cabinet Secretary, will tell the Covid Inquiry this week Boris Johnson 'never warmed' to emergency Cobra meetings when he was Prime Minister

Boris Johnson's former adviser Dominic Cummings has been summoned to give evidence at the Covid Inquiry, where he is expected to be grilled on everything from Partygate to lockdowns

'Disgusting and misogynistic' WhatsApp messages between ex-PM Boris Johnson and his former adviser Dominic Cummings are set to be released by the Covid Inquiry

Thanks to the Covid Inquiry, we now know the Government’s own advisers had strong reservations about the programme - and one professor referred to Rishi Sunak as 'Dr Death'

Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela McLean criticised Rishi Sunak in the WhatsApp exchange shown to the Covid Inquiry. He launched the Eat Out To Help Out scheme as Chancellor

Professor Neil Ferguson criticised the lack of border restrictions, testing and contact tracing to stop the virus, and says his team’s modelling of deaths tipped the balance

Messages from Dominic Cummings to Boris Johnson in the run-up to the first lockdown have been published by the Covid Inquiry as it begins scrutinising the Government's handling of the pandemic

The Covid inquiry has heard that the Government 'lost control' of the pandemic and 'abandoned basic public health protection' when it privatised the Test and Trace system

The Covid Inquiry has showed that Boris Johnson was in a blue funk during the Covid-19 crisis and he should never be allowed to hold public office again, says Paul Routledge

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was hit with scrutiny at the Conservative conference in Manchester - the British Medical Association said he created 'misinformation' with his Eat out To Help Out scheme

The Prime Minister - who was Chancellor during the crisis - changed his phone 'a number of times' since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic and messages weren't backed up

The relatives blame a lack of testing in hospitals and care homes at around the time of a decision by then Health Secretary Matt Hancock to order the discharge untested patients

With discharging untested Covid patients into homes at the start of the pandemic ruled unlawful at an earlier hearing, Hancock will be at forefront of new court case

By sharing the personal impact of the pandemic on you and your loved ones via Every Story Matters, you can help the UK Covid-19 Inquiry better understand the impact of Covid. Here, we spotlight four stories...