"A series of scathing WhatsApp messages sent between Boris Johnson's top team accused the former prime minister of making it impossible to tackle Covid, as he created chaos and changed direction every day. The extraordinary messages sent between the likes of Dominic Cummings, Lee Cain and Simon Case reveal the strong disquiet among Mr Johnson's advisers, with Mr Case, the cabinet secretary and top civil servant, at one point declaring: I am at the end of my tether."
"The ex-PM's top officials also branded him weak and indecisive and referred to him as a trolley. Chief scientific advisor Sir Patrick Vallance, meanwhile, said Mr Johnson was all over the place and so completely inconsistent. The WhatsApp messages and diary entries, shown to Mr Johnson's former principal private secretary Martin Reynolds at the official Covid inquiry, laid bare the chaos behind Downing Street's response to Covid."
WhatsApp messages from Boris Johnson's top team said he made it impossible to tackle Covid by creating daily chaos and reversing direction. Messages among Dominic Cummings, Lee Cain and Simon Case show deep disquiet, with Cabinet Secretary Simon Case declaring he was 'at the end of my tether.' Top officials labelled Johnson weak and indecisive and likened him to a 'trolley.' Chief scientific advisor Sir Patrick Vallance described Johnson as inconsistent. WhatsApp messages and diary entries shown to Martin Reynolds exposed the chaotic Downing Street response to Covid during the pandemic.
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