Government fell disastrously short in dealing with Covid - Cummings

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Giving evidence to MPs on the handling of the pandemic, the PM's former chief adviser said the UK had failed to "hear the alarm bells" when coronavirus hit other countries early last year.

Mr Cummings added that he had cautioned previously that there had to be more planning for pandemics.

Downing Street said its main focus had always been to save lives.

Mr Cummings is being asked by the Health and Science select committees on the government response to the pandemic.

The former adviser told the MPs that "senior ministers, senior officials, senior advisers like me fell disastrously short" because of the "public expects during a crisis like this".

And he apologised for the "mistakes that were made", stating: "I'd like to say to all the families of those who died unnecessarily how sorry I am."



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