The 'lockdown files' investigation claims that officials couriered Jacob Rees-Mogg a COVID test for one of his children while there was a shortage in September 2020.
Matt Hancock's handling of the COVID pandemic has come under fresh scrutiny following a leaked trove of more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages.
The Telegraph's investigation claims chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty told the then health secretary in April 2020 there should be testing for"all going into care homes".But the messages suggest he ultimately rejected the guidance, telling an aide the move just"muddies the waters". Those eligible for the tests initially included the general public and NHS staff, and when advised to widen access to include people in COVID-hit care homes later that month, Mr Hancock said this would be"OK" so long as it did not"get in the way of actually fulfilling the capacity in testing".
He said the thousands of spare testing slots were"obvs good news about spread of virus" but"hard for my target". The files also appear to suggest Boris Johnson and the government's most senior advisers raised concerns about shielding - but the guidance was kept in place despite the reservations. Despite the concerns, the government reintroduced shielding throughout each of the national lockdowns and only officially ended the policy in September 2021.The"lockdown files" investigation also claims that officials couriered Jacob Rees-Mogg a COVID test for one of his children while there was a shortage in September 2020.
"The COVID inquiry must look into reports Conservative ministers were able to get priority access to tests at a time of national shortage."
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