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UK 'might not have been well prepared' for pandemic, Covid Inquiry hears

The Covid Inquiry is beginning its long-awaited evidence sessions today, with key players summoned to shine a light on the UK's handling of the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Key findings from the 2023 Covid inquiry show NHS failed to prepare PPE amid ‘carousel of chaos’

Baroness Heather Hallett vowed that those who suffered in the pandemic will ‘always be at the heart of the inquiry’

The Independent UK

UK may ‘not have been well prepared at all’ for pandemic, Covid Inquiry told - OLD

Chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett vowed that those who suffered in the pandemic will ‘always be at the heart of the inquiry’.

The Independent UK

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Cabinet Office given until Friday to clarify Johnson WhatsApp redaction stance

Covid inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett challenged the Government on why it wanted to block material Boris Johnson was happy to submit to the probe

Evening Standard

Transparency row deepens as UK Government sends redacted Whatsapp messages to inquiry

Hugo Keith KC said the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) had both submitted correspondence but had removed…

The National (Scotland)

Covid inquiry heads for row with government over Google Spaces redactions

Lawyer says not providing complete set of messages on platform would be ‘wrong in principle’

The Guardian - UK

Transparency row between Government and Covid inquiry widens

Both the Foreign Office and Cabinet Office had made submissions containing redactions, the chairwoman was told.

The Independent UK

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Covid Inquiry could see unredacted Johnson WhatsApp messages despite legal clash

The counsel for the inquiry said Boris Johnson’s co-operation means his team is likely to be able to read unredacted messages and notebooks.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry chair rejects journalist’s fear of ‘colossal whitewash’

Heather Hallett hits back at scepticism that Isabel Oakeshott says led her to share Matt Hancock messages

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry chairwoman ‘sympathetic’ to request to delay first hearing

Baroness Hallett was told the requirement to make ‘thousands of manual redactions’ had slowed down preparations for holding the debut public session.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry asked to delay first hearing for a month due to redaction workload

Hugo Keith KC, counsel for the inquiry, said ‘literally thousands of manual redactions’ were having to be made to UK Government submissions.

The Independent UK

UK Covid public inquiry asks to see Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages

Module two of the UK-wide inquiry will scrutinise political decisions and actions in relation to the pandemic between early January 2020 and February 2022

Wales Online

Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages will be handed over to Covid public inquiry

The former Prime Minister - who previously 'lost' WhatsApps about the renovation of his flat - will have his messages handed over to the inquiry ahead of full hearings in summer 2023

Daily Mirror

Covid inquiry will examine Boris Johnson’s Whatsapp messages during pandemic

‘The disease has caused widespread and long-term physical and mental illness, grief and untold misery’ said Hugo Keith KC

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Evening Standard

Covid inquiry asks to see Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp chats from his time as PM

The impact of the pandemic will be felt for decades to come, counsel for the inquiry Hugo Keith KC said

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry asks to see Government WhatsApp chats

The impact of the pandemic will be felt for decades to come, counsel for the inquiry Hugo Keith KC said.

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