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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. Richard Pengelly, ...

11 Jul 2023 at 16:12

Pandemic planning resources ‘diverted’ to Brexit preparations – NI medical chief

Brexit preparations took staff away from pandemic planning, Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer has said. Sir Michael McBride said the work of the Department of Health was also impacted by the lack of a Stormont Executive between 2017 and ...

10 Jul 2023 at 17:53

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 barrister representing ...

19 Jul 2023 at 13:18

Sturgeon says inquiry ‘does have’ Covid messages after WhatsApp texts erased

The former first minister of Scotland has said the UK Covid Inquiry “does have messages” between her and those she communicated with during the pandemic. Nicola Sturgeon says she will “answer questions directly and openly” when she gives ...

20 Jan 2024 at 17:59

Lives could have been saved but for uncertainty caused by guidance, inquiry told

Lives could have been saved in care homes in Scotland if it was not for the confusion caused by guidance issued in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been claimed. Dr Donald Macaskill, chief executive of Scottish Care, said ...

18 Jan 2024 at 17:51

Chief medical officer told colleagues to delete WhatsApps ‘at end of every day’

Scotland’s chief medical officer told colleagues to delete WhatsApp messages “at the end of every day” during the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has heard. Professor Sir Gregor Smith’s has added to a growing political storm around the ...

22 Jan 2024 at 17:22

Sturgeon faces demands to make Holyrood statement over WhatsApp messages

Nicola Sturgeon is facing demands to deliver a personal statement in Holyrood on whether she deleted all WhatsApp messages relevant to the UK Covid Inquiry. The former Scottish first minister clarified on Saturday the inquiry does ...

21 Jan 2024 at 13:14

Having ‘inexperienced’ Cabinet gave power to Cummings, Covid inquiry told

Former health secretary Sajid Javid has said the “inexperienced” Cabinet at the start of the pandemic was designed to give Dominic Cummings power over decisions. In a written statement to the Covid-19 Inquiry, Mr Javid said there ...

29 Nov 2023 at 16:32

Johnson ‘cannot lead’ and making Government ‘impossible’ – Case

The UK’s top civil servant vented that Boris Johnson “cannot lead” amid pandemic-era frustration with the prime minister’s leadership, according to WhatsApp messages shared with the Covid-19 inquiry. Simon Case, who remains ...

30 Oct 2023 at 21:21

Bereaved families say Sunak’s evidence to Covid inquiry was ‘pathetic’

Bereaved families have called the Prime Minister’s evidence to the Covid inquiry “pathetic” and criticised his inability to recall emails sent during the pandemic. Some people hung images of their dead relatives around ...

11 Dec 2023 at 18:24

The key points from Nicola Sturgeon’s day of evidence at the UK Covid Inquiry

Former first minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has finished giving evidence in person to the UK Covid Inquiry. She answered questions for a full day on Wednesday from the inquiry’s lead counsel Jamie Dawson KC. ...

31 Jan 2024 at 17:23

Northern Ireland

Former NI minister excused from giving evidence at inquiry on medical grounds

Former finance minister Conor Murphy has been excused from giving evidence at a public hearing of the Covid-19 inquiry on medical grounds. It emerged at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry last week that Mr Murphy would not ...

14 May 2024 at 12:26

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