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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Wingate

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

PA Media

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 pandemic will be “most efficient and swift” if its chairwoman sits without a panel.

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