service unease about the challenging approach of some of the special advisers approach of some of the special advisers and i had to make a judgment about the particular issue. and i decided, on balance, that at a very difficult time for the country i very difficult time for the country iwouid very difficult time for the country i would rather have a number ten where i would rather have a number ten where people challenged ideas and where where people challenged ideas and where people challenged ideas and where people brought new ideas and where where people brought new ideas and where people brought new ideas and where people felt free to say things other where people felt free to say things other tharr where people felt free to say things other than an where people felt free to say things otherthan an numberten where people felt free to say things other than an number ten where everybody other than an number ten where everybody tried to pretend that all was cont
position. r number. one of the things we discovered was children could pass the disease on to children and whilst both asymptomatic, they could then pass it on to older relatives. so, yes, that was one of the many things we had to contend with, yes. you that was one of the many things we had to contend with, yes. had to contend with, yes. you are sa in: had to contend with, yes. you are saying you had to contend with, yes. you are saying you received had to contend with, yes. you are saying you received medical- had to contend with, yes. you are | saying you received medical advice to that saying you received medical advice to that effect? saying you received medical advice to that effect? yes. was it expert advice, to that effect? yes. was it expert advice. you to that effect? yes. was it expert advice. you are to that effect? jazz was it expert advice, you are saying? to that effect? yes. was it expert advice, you are saying? without i to that effect? yes. wa
lead the next phase, whatever the judgment of the pm about him. you told the prime minister to sack mr hancock. i told the prime minister to sack mr hancock. ., ~ told the prime minister to sack mr hancock. ., ~ , ., hancock. i don t think i use that word with hancock. i don t think i use that word with him hancock. i don t think i use that word with him but hancock. i don t think i use that word with him but i hancock. i don t think i use that word with him but i did - hancock. i don t think i use that word with him but i did use - hancock. i don t think i use that word with him but i did use it. hancock. i don t think i use that word with him but i did use it in| hancock. i don t think i use that l word with him but i did use it in a whatsapp with simon case. you described it whatsapp with simon case. you described it thus, to save lives and protect the nhs. that described it thus, to save lives and protect the nhs. protect the nhs. that was gallows humour.
what there was by way of planning from departments. the e mail sent from departments. the e mail sent from dominic cummings and text messages, well, what messages he sent, it s clear that the civil contingencies secretariat had not been able to, firstly, provide it essential plan other than this action document or been able to obtain plans from the other departments and provide them to number ten. that was a serious error, was it not? the secretariat wasn t resource error, was it not? the secretariat wasn t resource to error, was it not? the secretariat wasn t resource to hold error, was it not? the secretariat wasn t resource to hold these - error, was it not? the secretariat l wasn t resource to hold these plans a resource to hold these plans across many departments. it was lead governing departments that were responsible not only for their own plans but for ensuring that the departments who would be supporting them on a risk area for which they were responsible had p