Dominic Cummings Covid evidence

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Is anyone going to watch this man give evidence today?

Apparently there is a vigil in Barnard Castle ahead of this.

The shopping trolleys emoji seems to mean they think Carrie was controlling Boris from the last few days. Wonder if this will feature.

Video clip

https://x.com/Haggis_UK/status/1722626588578386125?s=20

Boris Johnson calls for "bigger fines" for lockdown rule breakers.

Hugo Keith KC: "Putting aside the crushing irony, perspectively, of this observation."

Johnson's handwritten note

https://x.com/robpowellnews/status/1722626766140023115?s=20

Covid inquiry is shown a hand written note from Boris Johnson ahead of an easing of restrictions in August 2020 where the former PM was pushing for tougher enforcement and bigger fines.

FEMHO guy starting strongly. Drawing her in, not letting her off the hook.

Also didn't she suggest people should report on their neighbours

Yes, she did
This is what she said at the time:

I'm rarely at home but if I saw something that I thought was inappropriate then, quite frankly, I would call the police."
"It's not dobbing in neighbours, it's all about us taking personal responsibility."
"Anyone that is effectively defying the rules, they will be helping to spread coronavirus,"
"That is not a good thing and obviously we all have a role to play."
"We're all taking personal responsibility, we all have to be conscientious to one another."

More corporate drivel from PP

Oh No - asked about methodology

'feedback ... no one size fits all ... policin' ... '

She can't answer the FEMHO barrister/KC properly.

How did she as Home Sec raise concerns about potential breakdowns in policing by consent? She 'may have' once or twice affected something re safeguarding but she can't be sure and blah blah discussion blah blah not a clue.

Scottish Covid Survivors barrister/KC about travel between Scotland and England.

Southall Black Sisters up.

My live feed has gone.

Talking about definitions of vulnerability she wanted on 18th March 2020 at COBR.

Southall Black Sisters have put together a detailed chronology. PP is toast. SBS suggest PP only starts to grapple with domestic abuse after lockdown had started.

PP: whole directorate ... iterations ... policin'

PP cannot meaningfully engage with the point that she and the HO only started giving a shit on paper about domestic abuse after the lockdown had been imposed. All she's got is 'we were always having discussions about it in the HO all the time for always anyway. We had teams and people and everythin'.'

(Basically she's saying in order to get herself off the hook that they already had all the structures in place??)

Lost live stream completely now.

Jan Pang from Liberty now giving evidence

Analysing the coronavirus regulations and the number of prosecutions under those

'Utter confusion' over the regulations, and multiple errors in prosecutions

I'm so behind, I keep having to pause.

Right, Ive fast forward to Jun Pang. I'm looking forward to hearing her opinion.

Looking at a proportionate solution for the future - balance between human rights and the right to protest.
Chair intervenes - why should right to protest trump individual rights to be with loved ones?
JP - in circumstances, making voices heard is important because of lack of public scrutiny of regulations at the time

Discussing disproportionate impact on ethnic minorities of enforcement of compliance

Liberty raised concerns at the time - no timely governmental response

I am getting the distinct impression that there is a gaping need for a Cabinet Minister for Black and Asians so their voice can be heard in times of crisis?

I see you moved on from children to mock another group.

Not good. But expected at this point.

I hope people feel bad at some point. I mean I know they probably won’t but bloody hell

You think my logic is flawed in some way?