‘The minister told BuzzFeed that Cummings and Vallance were “close allies” and claimed the govt had “bet” the future of the UK on advice from a very small group of scientists that differed from the wider international consensus, and other members of SAGE’ https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/10-days-that-changed-britains-coronavirus-approach

‘There was no consensus. Several of the scientists frantically argued that the UK must immediately introduce social distancing to halt the spread of the virus. Some pleaded with the government to change tack or face dire consequences.’

Alarm bells of those of us who spent 3 years trying to hold Johnson & Cummings to account began ringing wildly alongside unlikely allies Rory Stewart & Jeremy Hunt. We were lambasted for playing ‘politics’ while it felt like press was in dangerous trance. And so it turns out

“This will all come out in the mother of public inquiries,” a source said.

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