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UK Covid-19 inquiry delayed by two weeks to respect national mourning period

The UK Covid-19 inquiry has been delayed by two weeks out of respect for the national mourning period following the Queen’s death, officials have said. The inquiry, which will investigate decisions made by Boris Johnson’s government during the ...

15 Sept 2022 at 18:01

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Daughter of Covid victim calls for Northern Ireland inquiry into pandemic

A woman whose father died from coronavirus has called for a specific Northern Ireland inquiry into government decision-making during the pandemic. Bereaved families from across Northern Ireland gathered in Belfast on Tuesday to watch a ...

25 Apr 2023 at 18:01

UK Covid-19 inquiry to request that Nicola Sturgeon should give evidence

Nicola Sturgeon will be told to provide evidence to the inquiry looking into the response to the coronavirus pandemic which claimed the lives of thousands of people across the UK. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is to hold hearings in ...

21 Mar 2023 at 14:58

Johnson ally says Government has found a ‘version of PIN’ for old phone

A breakthrough may have been made in the bid to unlock Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone after an ally suggested the Government had recovered a past code. The deadline for handing over messages from the former prime minister’s ...

14 Jul 2023 at 06:23

O’Neill ‘not fully briefed on pandemic risks and responses as health minister’

Michelle O’Neill has said she was not fully briefed on the detail of risks and potential responses to a pandemic when she was health minister. The Sinn Fein vice president served in Stormont’s health portfolio from May 2016 ...

12 Jul 2023 at 13:52

Brexit planning helped UK prepare for Covid pandemic, Michael Gove tells inquiry

Michael Gove has argued that planning for a no-deal Brexit made the UK “more match fit” for dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. The veteran Tory, who was Cabinet Office minister and chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ...

13 Jul 2023 at 16:31

Boris Johnson ‘can’t remember passcode’ to old phone with Covid WhatsApps

Boris Johnson ‘can’t remember passcode’ to phone with Covid WhatsApp messages

WhatsApp messages from Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone have still not been handed over to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry because he has reportedly forgotten the passcode. The former prime minister stopped using the device ...

13 Jul 2023 at 13:46

Boris Johnson’s Covid WhatsApps from old phone still not handed to inquiry

WhatsApp messages on Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone have still not been handed over to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Downing Street on Monday said “all requisite material” had been given to the inquiry after the ...

12 Jul 2023 at 22:08

Covid campaign group formed after people left feeling ‘abandoned’ by Government

People who lost loved ones in the pandemic came together to form a campaign group after feeling “abandoned” by the Government, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. Many of those who have spoken out about their ...

18 Jul 2023 at 14:48

Northern Ireland

All-Ireland forum would have been ‘extremely helpful’ during Covid – union boss

A civic forum between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland would have been “extremely helpful” in preparing for the Covid pandemic, a trade union leader has said. Gerry Murphy, the assistant general ...

17 Jul 2023 at 21:32

Covid inquiry to receive Boris Johnson’s messages now recovered from old phone

Boris Johnson will hand over messages from his old mobile phone to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry after technical experts managed to recover them, his spokesman has said. The apparent breakthrough announced on ...

21 Jul 2023 at 18:40

Former health minister defends VIP lane PPE procurement during pandemic

A Conservative former health minister said “making money is not a crime” as he defended the VIP lane for coronavirus-related contracts that saw some politically-connected firms make huge profits. Lord ...

21 Jun 2023 at 10:17

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