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TO believe or not to believe? That is the question surrounding the bombshell evidence given by Dominic Cummings to the Commons Health, and Science and Technology committees this week. On one hand, it’s tempting to accept his narrative given so much of it chimes with what we already knew about Boris Johnson (that he is unfit to lead the UK) or suspected (that he responded with his usual bluster to dire warnings about the dangers of Covid). And some of his claims, if true, will surely be backed up by others who were present in meetings, or by digital communications. ....
Closing argument: ex-legal chief Jonathan Jones on Brexit, Covid and leaving government Jonathan Jones’s three-decade civil service career came to an abrupt end in September when he quit over controversial elements of the internal market bill. The government’s former top lawyer tells Beckie Smith about his departure, cocktail recipes, and the legal side of the Covid crisis Sir Jonathan Jones, pictured for CSW in 2019. Photos: Paul Heartfield Sir Jonathan Jones chooses his words carefully. As a civil servant and a lawyer, you have to. But Jones is no longer a civil servant – and so he is finally free to say the things that many have undoubtedly been thinking over the last few months. ....
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