Dominic Cummings has been giving evidence this morning to the Commons science committee. Ahead of his appearance, there was much speculation about what problems the session would bring up for his former boss, Boris Johnson. Since leaving government, there has been concern across government over what Johnson’s former righthand man might do or say – his relationship with Downing Street can hardly be described as cosy these days. By many he is regarded as a threat.
However, the aim of today’s session was to look at the government’s new research funding agency, ARIA, and the session that is likely to give No. 10 the biggest headache is yet to come. That will be when Cummings appears before the joint Health and Science Committee later this year to give evidence on the government’s Covid response.
In terms of skeletons in the closet on Covid, today’s session was more teaser than bombshell
The topic did still come up.
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