Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
Former UK prime minister accused of being ‘evasive’ about relationship with Merlyn Advisors
Acoba contacts former PM after he met Venezuela president in a trip arranged by founder of Merlyn Advisors
Maarten Petermann of Merlyn Advisors arranged former UK PM’s unannounced trip to oil-rich state
Another profile of the former PM provides entertaining psychodrama but few fresh insights
Nicknamed ‘Dr Death’ by some scientists during pandemic, prime minister will come under scrutiny for decisions as chancellor
This week’s Covid hearings are the latest example of a political culture that tries to postpone and evade accountability
Former UK prime minister says his approach during pandemic was to save lives ‘at all ages’
Former prime minister says his government ‘may have made mistakes’ in response to pandemic
Allies of former PM say he will apologise for mistakes but defend positive aspects of UK response to pandemic
Former health secretary concedes pandemic rule-breaking by ministers and aides hit public adherence
Sajid Javid says former UK PM allowed Dominic Cummings to make key government decisions in early days of crisis
Diary entries by then chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance reveal how pandemic modelling ‘confused’ former PM
Book by staunch Boris Johnson loyalist is a sign of the dysfunction in the UK’s ruling Conservative party
The civil service, blamed and attacked by Johnson-era politicos, also has lessons to learn from this inquiry
Mark Sedwill says then PM would have been ‘under no illusion’ about his view at height of pandemic
Former chief strategic adviser claims UK PM said he would rather ‘let the bodies pile high’
The real question is why government systems failed when we most needed them
Evidence from Downing Street insiders during inquiry paints devastating picture of response to pandemic
Former health service chief Simon Stevens says he sought to ‘discourage idea’ that ‘never crystallised’
Helen MacNamara tells inquiry that Number 10’s assumption was ‘we were going to be great’
Dominic Cummings says ‘dysfunctional system’ of state led vulnerable to be ‘appallingly neglected’ in 2020
But the deep dive into government decision-making will bring about tighter regulation of ministers’ communications
Private messages between government advisers reveal chaos and division in early days of crisis
Broadcaster says former PM will join in new year and play key role in its election coverage
Former minister is refusing to submit manuscript of new book for review by officials
International Edition