Mr Cummings, who left Downing Street in November after a behind-the-scenes power struggle, is due to give evidence to MPs on the coronavirus response later this month. “He’s basically going to try and napalm him,” one ally of the former top aides told the newspaper. (Image: PA)Ahead of his appearance before MPs, Mr Cummings has been tweeting his concerns about the approach the government adopted in the early stages of the pandemic. (Image: PA)"The best hedge re a variant escaping current vaccines is public scrutiny of Gvt plans," Mr Cummings wrote. Mr Cummings suggested the Government could make 99% of vaccine plans public without risk as national security concerns are "almost totally irrelevant to the critical parts of the problem".

Source: Daily Mirror May 22, 2021 14:45 UTC