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Nicholas Cecil

Covid inquiry ‘may be flawed if it doesn’t get all documents it needs’

The head of the Covid inquiry was warned on Thursday that her probe may be flawed if it is denied material by the Government.

Lord Saville, who chaired the Bloody Sunday inquiry, backed Baroness Hallett’s demand that the inquiry team should decide what material is relevant or not. His comments came as the Government was seeking a last-ditch compromise over the clash to avoid it escalating into a court showdown.

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