Oliver Dowden was grilled by Laura Kuenssberg BBCOliver Dowden was accused of trying to “bamboozle” the public as he refused to say whether he had read all of the government’s plans for dealing with a pandemic before the Covid outbreak. It came after a week of damning revelations at the Covid inquiry over Downing Street’s handling of the early months of the pandemic. AdvertisementDowden was a Cabinet Office minister at the time and responsible for how the government dealt with emergencies. “Had you read all of the plans that were prepared to deal with a pandemic?”“I said all of this during my evidence session at the Covid Inquiry” responded Dowden. “I’m sure our viewers want to hear it now too” pressed the BBC host.

Source: Huffington Post November 05, 2023 23:33 UTC