The much-anticipated Covid Inquiry hearings are set to get underway next week. just days after a bitter legal row broke out over Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages.
The inquiry will be the first in-depth probe into the impact of the pandemic and the decision-making by key players in Government.
In the coming weeks Mr Johnson, Matt Hancock, Jeremy Hunt, David Cameron and George Osborne are expected to face questions over the UK's readiness for the crisis.
