Scientists were not aware of Rishi Sunak's Eat Out to Help Out scheme until it was announced, Sir Patrick Vallance has said. Sir Patrick - then the government's chief scientific adviser - was ...

The government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance says his job is "not to sugarcoat" reality when speaking to the PM about Covid. He said he had to give Boris Johnson and MPs the ...

Former government chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has taken his seat in the House of Lords after being appointed to Labour’s top team. The 64-year-old, who played a key role during ...