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The unforgivable Covid shortcomings that left our care homes defenceless

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The failings of the former health secretary Matt Hancock – and successive governments – have been laid bare in the latest stage of an inquiry that makes abundantly clear how care homes were left as an afterthought

The Independent UK · Oct 20

Lack of trust in government triggered vaccine disinformation during Covid pandemic, ministers warned

Latest Covid-19 inquiry report urges government to ‘rebuild trust’ in vaccines before another pandemic hits

The Independent UK · Apr 16

Government told ‘far more work necessary’ over Covid Inquiry recommendations

Chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett said ‘radical reform is required in the crucial area of planning and resilience’.

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025

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Covid inquiry to hear evidence about Michelle Mone-linked firm in private

Chair rules that details about PPE contracts given to company linked to Tory peer will be heard in closed session

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025

What has the UK Covid inquiry learned so far about vaccines and treatments?

In fourth part of the inquiry, questons were asked about vaccine trials, procurement and the UK’s preparedness for future pandemics

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025

Ministers and emergency services to hold national test of pandemic preparedness

Blue light services will join senior ministers in the first test of pandemic preparedness in nearly a decade.

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

UK emergency alert to be sent to mobile phones as part of national test of pandemic preparedness

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) – which can sound an alarm through mobile phones – will be tested nationwide

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025

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Covid inquiry report proves that lessons have not been learned

Letters: Edward Rosen, Jabeer Butt and Edward Lyon respond to the first report of the official Covid inquiry

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024

Covid inquiry: Hallett prescribes ‘red teams’ as antidote to flawed thinking

Lady Hallett says failure to challenge consensus views on UK’s readiness to respond to pandemic was an ‘acute problem’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

‘Bittersweet’: Covid report does not go far enough, say bereaved families

Relatives feel vindicated by ‘damning’ analysis of an unprepared Britain but say many issues not addressed

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

The Covid inquiry report makes it clear: Britain was completely and fatally unprepared

The UK must never succumb to such shocking complacency again. Planning for the next pandemic must start now, says global public health expert Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

Five key findings from the Covid Inquiry as first report published

Inquiry says Government failed to prepare for a pandemic in years leading up to Covid outbreak

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2024

‘Fatal strategic flaws’: first report of UK Covid inquiry pinpoints serious errors of state

Health secretaries failed to amend contingency planning before Covid killed more than 230,000 in UK, report says

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

The Guardian view on Covid and devolution: Britain’s missing mindset

Editorial: Lady Hallett’s inquiry is learning that the UK and Scottish governments each lacked respect for the sharing of powers

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024

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The National (Scotland) · Dec 6, 2023

Boris Johnson takes aim at Scottish Government at UK Covid-19 Inquiry

BORIS Johnson was told off by the chair of the UK’s Covid-19 inquiry less than a minute into Wednesday’s proceedings for leaking his evidence to…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 6, 2023

Boris Johnson told off within first minute of UK Covid-19 inquiry

BORIS Johnson was told off by the chair of the UK’s Covid-19 inquiry less than a minute into Wednesday’s proceedings for leaking his evidence to…

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023

Simon Case said he'd 'never seen a group of people less well equipped to run a country', Covid inquiry hears

Mr Johnson later caught Covid organically during the course of the pandemic and was at one point in intensive care

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

‘Profusion of officialdom’ in early days of pandemic, inquiry hears

Simon Ridley became the latest senior official to appear before Lady Hallett’s probe.

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023

The Guardian view on the Covid-19 inquiry: a week that has probed deep

Editorial: The absence of national planning for the pandemic and Boris Johnson’s shameful leadership are in the spotlight

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Hancock ‘killed people’ and ‘lied’ in pandemic, Cummings told PM

The former health secretary was criticised by the former top Downing Street adviser during a lengthy appearance before Lady Hallett’s probe.

Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023

OPINION - If nobody is paying attention to the Covid inquiry, can it really be devastating?

Have you been following the Covid inquiry? Away from the front pages, which have mostly been occupied by other stories, revelation after appalling revelation has been spilling out, confirming our very worst fears about what went on in Downing Street as the Covid pandemic hit.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

UK Covid inquiry hears call for more cash for public health

Science advisers demand creation of ‘cohort’ of community health workers to run test and trace

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023

People who died with Covid treated ‘like toxic waste’, families tell UK inquiry

Campaign groups for bereaved in all UK nations said progress of pandemic showed country was not prepared

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

Pandemic plans stalled due to no-deal Brexit preparations – Welsh medical chief

Sir Frank Atherton told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that planning for potential future health emergencies had all but stopped by 2019.

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The Latest Breaking News from Hallett

The unforgivable Covid shortcomings that left our care homes defenceless

Lack of trust in government triggered vaccine disinformation during Covid pandemic, ministers warned

Government told ‘far more work necessary’ over Covid Inquiry recommendations

Covid inquiry to hear evidence about Michelle Mone-linked firm in private

What has the UK Covid inquiry learned so far about vaccines and treatments?

Ministers and emergency services to hold national test of pandemic preparedness

UK emergency alert to be sent to mobile phones as part of national test of pandemic preparedness

Covid inquiry report proves that lessons have not been learned

Covid inquiry: Hallett prescribes ‘red teams’ as antidote to flawed thinking

‘Bittersweet’: Covid report does not go far enough, say bereaved families

The Covid inquiry report makes it clear: Britain was completely and fatally unprepared

Five key findings from the Covid Inquiry as first report published

‘Fatal strategic flaws’: first report of UK Covid inquiry pinpoints serious errors of state

The Guardian view on Covid and devolution: Britain’s missing mindset

Boris Johnson takes aim at Scottish Government at UK Covid-19 Inquiry

Boris Johnson told off within first minute of UK Covid-19 inquiry

Simon Case said he'd 'never seen a group of people less well equipped to run a country', Covid inquiry hears

‘Profusion of officialdom’ in early days of pandemic, inquiry hears

The Guardian view on the Covid-19 inquiry: a week that has probed deep

Hancock ‘killed people’ and ‘lied’ in pandemic, Cummings told PM

OPINION - If nobody is paying attention to the Covid inquiry, can it really be devastating?

More questions for civil service boss who said Carrie Johnson was real PM

UK Covid inquiry hears call for more cash for public health

People who died with Covid treated ‘like toxic waste’, families tell UK inquiry

Pandemic plans stalled due to no-deal Brexit preparations – Welsh medical chief

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