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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lucas Cumiskey

‘Deeply worrying’ that UK Covid-19 inquiry has started but not Scottish one

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A solicitor representing Scottish families bereaved by Covid-19 has said it is “ironic and deeply worrying” that a UK inquiry is under way while Scotland’s probe “appears to have stalled”.

Aamer Anwar, a solicitor acting on behalf of Scottish Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, gave a statement after former Court of Appeal judge Baroness Heather Hallett opened the UK Covid-19 inquiry in Paddington, west London, on Tuesday.

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