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‘Deeply worrying’ that UK Covid-19 inquiry has started but not Scottish one

A solicitor representing Scottish families bereaved by Covid-19 has said it is “ironic and deeply worrying” that a UK inquiry is under way while Scotland’s probe “appears to have stalled”. Aamer Anwar, a solicitor acting on behalf of Scottish ...

04 Oct 2022 at 15:44

Covid-19 Inquiry to visit towns and cities across the UK

Representatives of the Covid-19 Inquiry will visit towns and cities across the UK over the next few weeks to meet with people impacted by the pandemic. Chair of the inquiry Baroness Heather Hallett said she wants to hear from people across ...

11 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Covid inquiry chairwoman to sit without panel in interests of pace, PM decides

Baroness Heather Hallett will not have a panel in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Rishi Sunak has decided in an attempt to speed it up. In a written statement to Parliament, the Prime Minister said the investigation into the response to the ...

27 Apr 2023 at 10:59

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‘No surprise’ briefing for minister sparse on pandemic plan detail, probe told

It is not surprising that a briefing document presented to Northern Ireland’s new health minister in January 2020 contained only two paragraphs about emergency planning for a pandemic, a senior Stormont civil servant has said. ...

11 Jul 2023 at 16:12

Councils ‘simply do not understand’ evidence given by Matt Hancock, inquiry told

Evidence given to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry by Matt Hancock has been called into question by local councils, which insisted his former department had “far more levers” to oversee social care provision than he suggested. A ...

19 Jul 2023 at 13:18

‘We don’t want your apology’, protesters tell Boris Johnson

Four people who were removed from Boris Johnson’s Covid-19 Inquiry hearing said they “didn’t want his apology”. The former Prime Minister’s evidence was interrupted on Wednesday morning as he began an apology for the ...

06 Dec 2023 at 12:50

Covid-19 inquiry chair hoping to make recommendations on preparing for pandemics

The chairwoman of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has said she hopes to make recommendations to ensure Northern Ireland is better prepared in the event of a future pandemic. Speaking after three weeks of inquiry hearings in ...

16 May 2024 at 14:36

High Court to rule on legal clash between Government and Covid inquiry chair

The Cabinet Office is to learn whether it has won its legal challenge to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry chairwoman’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages, notebooks and diaries. High Court judges are ...

06 Jul 2023 at 02:45

High Court decision on Government challenge to Covid inquiry due on Thursday

05 Jul 2023 at 12:05

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland could have been better prepared for pandemic, inquiry told

Northern Ireland could have been better prepared to deal with the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, a barrister for the Department of Health has said. However, Neasa Murnaghan KC also told the UK Covid-19 ...

19 Jul 2023 at 14:24

David Cameron and Jeremy Hunt to give evidence to Covid inquiry

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and former prime minister David Cameron are among those who will give evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry next week. England’s chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty and former chief ...

15 Jun 2023 at 13:09

Bereaved families hold pictures of loved ones in vigil outside Covid inquiry

Bereaved families holding pictures of their loved ones lined up outside the UK Covid-19 Inquiry building as the major probe into the handling of the pandemic officially began its public hearings. Members ...

13 Jun 2023 at 10:43

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