According to the leaked messages, Simon Case, who was leading civil service Covid efforts, is said to have warned that "nervous parents would freak out" if Scotland's example was not followed.

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“A text from Simon Case, then a senior civil servant yet to become cabinet secretary to (former health secretary) Matt Hancock on the 29th of April reads: ‘The Cabinet Office is a totally dysfunctional mess at present, so not a great place to be’.”

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At the age of 44, Simon Case is Britain's most senior mandarin.

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Mr Sharp confirmed that he introduced Sam Blyth, who he described as an "old friend" that also happened to be a distant cousin of the then-PM, to Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary.

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Mr Sharp, who was working in Downing Street as a special adviser to the Treasury during the pandemic, explained the situation to Cabinet Secretary Simon Case.

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Ms Dines said she was "sure" civil servants were present and she was "90% sure one of them was Simon Case".

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