Covid inquiry hears what the then prime minister called Rishi Sunak’s department during the pandemic.
heard that the former PM, who wanted support in easing lockdown restrictions, used the phrase at a meeting in January 2021.“There is an entry at a meeting where the PM is recorded saying he wants Tier 3 March 1, Tier 2 April 1, Tier 1 May 1 and nothing by September.Giving evidence to the inquiry, a former senior aide to Johnson, Stuart Glassborow, said he did not remember hearing the term.
“I see that this is from Patrick’s notebook. I wouldn’t dispute what he’s recorded, but I don’t personally recall the phrase at all.”that described a “enormously chaotic tug of war” between scientific advice and Rishi Sunak’s Treasury which was seeking measures to mitigate the economic impact rather than protect public health.The report stated that because of this dynamic, government decision-making was “a bit of a Punch and Judy” for the most of 2020.
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