Coronavirus deaths in UK hospitals pass 20,000
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This is a deeply tragic and moving moment, the Home Secretary said - but with more than 20,000 deaths in UK hospitals - the government is coming under more pressure to be transparent about the expert scientific advice it is getting.
Opposition parties are demanding to know why the Prime Minister's top political aide Dominic Cummings had been allowed to attend meetings of a key scientific advisory group. Number 10 insisted it was being provided with independent advice.
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