Good morning. The first evidence session in a massive public inquiry into the UK’s handling of the Covid pandemic starts today. Lady Hallett, a retired judge and crossbench peer in the House of Lords, who also led the inquests into the 7/7 bombings, is the chair.
The scope of the investigation is staggering: it looks at every part of the pandemic, from the government’s preparedness, to political decisions that were made, and the impact on the health service and vaccine rollouts.
