The Covid inquiry is hearing about people in Downing Street during the pandemic who helped the government make decisions
Helen MacNamara was Boris Johnson’s head of ethics during the pandemic. She was fined by police for attending a leaving party in 2020.Helen MacNamara was Boris Johnson’s head of ethics during the pandemic. She was fined by police for attending a leaving party in 2020.is hearing much about the key advisers in No 10 when the pandemic struck, and the often expletive-laden messages between them. Some are well known but most are only now emerging from the shadows.
The former diplomat and career civil servant was the cabinet secretary and head of the civil service when the pandemic struck. Sedwill was forced out by Johnson in September 2020 after being criticised by Cummings, who said he “hasn’t a scooby whats going on”. He also raised alarm by likening Covid to chickenpox.The current cabinet secretary was appointed by Johnson to succeed Sedwill, despite his lack of experience running government departments.
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