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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 government 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 at a time when Covid-19 cases and hospital admissions were rising again, according to a diary entry by the former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.
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