There are thousands of people who could run the country better that “completely out of depth” Boris Jonson, Dominic Cummings has said.The prime minister's former chief of staff told MPs that there were "profound" problems…

Dominic Cummings tweeted an image of a whiteboard on which the government’s supposed “plan B” for the first wave of coronavirus was sketched out, ahead of his evidence session to a joint select committee of…

Dominic Cummings says he pushed for lockdown 11 days before it was introduced by Boris Johnson, warning of “100,000 to 500,000 deaths” if he resisted.But the ousted chief adviser said No 10 and scientific advisers…

Matt Hancock should have been fired for at least “15-20 things” including “lying” to officials, Dominic Cummings has insisted.Answering MPs’ questions at a joint inquiry into the handling of the pandemic, the former No 10…

Dominic Cummings says Covid response fell 'disastrously short' and apologises for own mistakesDominic Cummings has claimed Boris Johnson’s ministers fell “disastrously short” during the Covid crisis, as he gives evidence at an inquiry into the government’s…

Night sky watchers across the world have been enjoying a “super flower blood moon”, a spectacular phenomenon caused by the May full moon coinciding with both the satellite being at its closest point to the…

UK Covid-19 vaccinations: Latest figuresBoris Johnson’s government has been accused of introducing local lockdowns “by stealth” after advising against all but essential travel in eight areas of England where a Covid-19 strain first detected in…

The Conservatives have apologised to victims of Islamophobia and racism in the party, amid protests that an inquiry has failed to get to the roots of the “deep and entrenched” problem.Amanda Milling, the party’s co-chair,…