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Stormont response to Covid characterised by ‘petty party politics’, say bereaved

Relatives of people who died in the pandemic said the latest Covid inquiry report vindicated their criticism of the official response in the region.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson could face legal action over pandemic failings after damning Covid inquiry report

Nadine Dorries and Michael Gove have led attempts to undermine the damning report by Heather Hallett after it found inaction by Boris Johnson’s government may have cost 23,000 people their lives

The Independent UK

Covid Bereaved group ‘will hold Government to account on Covid lessons’

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry released its second report on Thursday.

Evening Standard

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This shameful Covid report leaves no way back for Boris Johnson

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW : Editorial: That 23,000 people in England alone lost their lives because of the dithering of the former leader is a fitting – and awful – denouement to the political career of a man who was never up to the job of prime minister

The Independent UK

Ten bombshell findings from damning Covid inquiry report - including that lockdown could have been avoided

The Standard has compiled the 10 most shocking revelations from Baroness Hallett’s Covid-19 inquiry report

Evening Standard

'Too little, too late': Former UK government slammed for its initial COVID-19 response

The inquiry found that chaos at the heart of the Conservative government and a failure to take COVID-19 seriously potentially cost 23,000 lives in England alone.

Euronews

'Too little, too late:' Former UK government slammed for its initial COVID-19 response

A public inquiry has criticized the U_K_'s initial COVID-19 response in early 2020 as “too little, too late.”

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Toxic No 10 culture, unnecessary deaths and failed children: Key takeaways from the Covid inquiry report

Boris Johnson failed to appreciate the ‘urgency of the situation’ and also failed to tackle a toxic culture in Downing Street, report says

The Independent UK

Divided Stormont led to ‘chaotic’ Covid response, public inquiry finds

The report published on Thursday focuses on the core political and administrative decision-making across the UK in response to the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Johnson and Cummings oversaw ‘toxic and chaotic’ Downing Street – Covid inquiry

Baroness Heather Hallett’s report on the response to Covid-19 criticised Boris Johnson’s excessive optimism in the face of the looming pandemic.

The Independent UK

The key players who presided over the government’s ‘chaotic’ Covid pandemic response

Baroness Heather Hallett's report on the response to Covid-19 criticised Boris Johnson's excessive optimism in the face of the looming pandemic and ‘oscillation’ on key lockdown decisions

The Independent UK

Government ‘chaos’ under Boris Johnson and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry was highly critical of former prime minister Boris Johnson and his team

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry latest: Bereaved families hit out at Johnson’s ‘deafening silence’ over pandemic mistakes

The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK campaign group said Boris Johnson’s pandemic actions were a ‘grave betrayal’ of the British public

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry hears of ‘grievous harm’ suffered by children behind closed doors

The latest module of the inquiry will also examine the impact of learning moving online in lockdowns.

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The Independent UK

Ministers launch resilience academy to prepare for future crises such as Covid

The UK Resilience Academy will train more than 4,000 people working in both public services and the private sector each year to deal with crises.

The Independent UK

Mone accuses Covid Inquiry of ‘cover-up’ after core participant bid rejected

Their first bid for special access, which came 468 days after the deadline of November 17 2023, was rejected at the end of February.

Evening Standard

Not having time to scrutinise PPE contracts ‘source of frustration’ – Barclay

The former chief secretary to the Treasury was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Baroness Mone’s second ‘core participant’ bid rejected by Covid inquiry

Baroness Heather Hallett, the inquiry’s chairwoman, warned allowing the application to continue would “cause significant disruption”.

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The Independent UK

Covid inquiry throws out bid by Michelle Mone ahead of private hearing

The couple, who are linked to PPE Medpro, had requested access to documents and get advance notice of the report’s findings

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry rejects bid from Mone to be ‘core participant’

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry began four weeks of scrutiny of decisions to purchase personal protective equipment on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Minister said NHS could use Dyson ventilators to help firm’s marketing, Covid inquiry told

Machines could be marketed as ‘used in UK hospitals’ after James Dyson responded to call from PM, inquiry hears

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry evidence on Mone-linked PPE firm to be heard in closed session

Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett ruled there would be a risk of harm or damage to any possible criminal trial relating to the firm.

The National (Scotland)

'Realistic chance' of charges in Michelle Mone-linked probe, crime agency says

THERE is a “realistic" chance that criminal charges will follow the ongoing investigation into Covid contracts handed to a firm linked to…

The Guardian - UK

The correct response to a disaster like Covid is to plan for the next one. I don’t see Britain doing it

Think local, listen to the experts and get diverse voices in the room, says emergency planner Lucy Easthope

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt apologises for Covid failings and admits being part of ministerial ‘groupthink’

The former health secretary said he was one of many who ‘over prepared for pandemic flu’ and ‘didn’t think about other types of pandemic’

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